Crystal Palace FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Crystal Palace FC

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Watford FC

Sat 7 May 2022 · 14:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Hassane Kamara

Will Hughes 64' Y

R 69' Hassane Kamara

Y 84' Joshua King

Michael Olise 90' Y

Overview

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Crystal Palace FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Matthew Wilkes
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Tony Harrington
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Richard West

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Crystal Palace FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC 2022-02-23 Watford FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC 2020-03-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC 2019-12-07 Watford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-03-16 Watford FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
30 Apr	Southampton FC	A	2–1	W
25 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D
20 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	0–1	L
17 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	0–2	L
10 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	0–1	L
30 Apr	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L
23 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	1–5	L
16 Apr	Brentford FC	H	1–2	L
09 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	0–3	L
02 Apr	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Selhurst Park!
5' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Emmanuel Dennis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
16' Hassane Kamara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
31' A stunning finish from Wilfried Zaha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
36' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's shape.
51' Conor Gallagher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
52' Ken Sema has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Cleverley on 52 minute.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact .
62' Moussa Sissoko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
63' Conor Gallagher makes way for Jeffrey Schlupp at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
64' Will Hughes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
69' Poor challenge from Hassane Kamara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
73' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Masina is hanging Emmanuel Dennis on the field on 73 minute.
78' The supporters are chanting for William Troost-Ekong. He replaces Samir on 78 minute.
83' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Wilfried Zaha is withdrawn and Jean-Philippe Mateta gets his opportunity.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joshua King on 84 minutes.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Guehi, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
90' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The points are shared — Crystal Palace FC 1-0 Watford FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Will Hughes
17
Nathaniel Clyne
2
Joel Ward
11
Wilfried Zaha ↓ Jean-Philippe Mateta 83'
1
Jack Butland
10
Eberechi Eze
16
Joachim Andersen
22
Odsonne Edouard
7
Michael Olise
6
Marc Guehi ↓ Tyrick Mitchell 73'
23
Conor Gallagher ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 63'

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wilfried Zaha	4
Craig Cathcart	2
Jordan Ayew	1
Jose Holebas	1
Jean-Philippe Mateta	1
Roberto Pereyra	1
Conor Gallagher	1
Jose Holebas	1

Head to Head

Crystal Palace FC Form

2022-05-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2022-04-30 Southampton FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2022-04-25 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2022-04-20 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2022-04-17 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2022-04-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L

Watford FC Form

2022-05-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2022-04-30 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2022-04-16 Watford FC 1–2 Brentford FC L 2022-04-09 Watford FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.7 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC57% Draw27% Watford FC16%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Watford FC

43%

Crystal Palace FC or Watford FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC35% Draw52% Watford FC13%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 0

11.7%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

7.1%

3 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	26%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.