Sunday , 16 August 2026

Crystal Palace FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 7 Mar 2020 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 31' Femenia Far
Wilfried Zaha 41' Y
Cheikhou Kouyate 50' Y
Y 50' Etienne Capoue
Y 52' Abdoulaye Doucoure
Christian Benteke 59' Y
Y 85' Ignacio Pussetto
Jordan Ayew 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

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

3
1
3
Crystal Palace FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-01-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Watford FC 2018-08-26 Watford FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Watford FC H 1–0 W
29 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–0 W
22 Feb Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
08 Feb Everton FC A 1–3 L
01 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
21 Jan Southampton FC H 0–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
29 Feb Liverpool FC H 3–0 W
23 Feb Manchester United FC A 0–3 L
08 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D
01 Feb Everton FC H 2–3 L
23 Jan Tranmere Rovers FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Crystal Palace FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ben Foster has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Femenia Far made 358 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Danny Welbeck has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact .
  • 28' What a moment for Jordan Ayew! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' Femenia Far catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Crystal Palace FC. Wilfried Zaha will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cheikhou Kouyate on 50.
  • 52' A moment of madness from Abdoulaye Doucoure on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 57' 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.
  • 59' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' Troy Deeney, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 70' Luka Milivojevic is replacing James McArthur for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • 74' Watford FC ring the changes. Roberto Pereyra has done his job and it is now time for Ignacio Pussetto to step up.
  • 79' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 84' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Gray is hanging Will Hughes on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ignacio Pussetto on 85.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jordan Ayew on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. Crystal Palace FC and Watford FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2019-01-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Watford FC 2018-08-26 Watford FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-03-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2020-02-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-02-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2020-02-08 Everton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-02-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2020-01-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Southampton FC L

Watford FC Form

2020-03-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2020-02-29 Watford FC 3–0 Liverpool FC W 2020-02-23 Manchester United FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2020-02-01 Watford FC 2–3 Everton FC L 2020-01-23 Tranmere Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC44% Draw30% Watford FC26%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Watford FC
56%
Crystal Palace FC or Watford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC27% Draw53% Watford FC20%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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