Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2019-20
Watford FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Abdoulaye Doucoure 34' Y
Y 38' Wilfried Zaha
Craig Cathcart 40' Y
Y 72' James Tomkins
Femenia Far 87' Y
Etienne Capoue 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
Watford FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 0–0 D
04 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Southampton FC A 1–2 L
23 Nov Burnley FC H 0–3 L
08 Nov Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
02 Nov Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Watford FC A 0–0 D
03 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
30 Nov Burnley FC A 2–0 W
23 Nov Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
09 Nov Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
03 Nov Leicester City FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Watford FC get us underway at Vicarage Road Stadium.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Craig Cathcart has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Martin Kelly has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 38' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 40' Craig Cathcart was booked on 40.
  • 45' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — Jairo Riedewald on, Jeffrey Schlupp off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Vicente Guaita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 336 appearances.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roy Hodgson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 72' James Tomkins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Andros Townsend is withdrawn and Christian Benteke gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Roberto Pereyra by Andre Gray on 77 minute.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Abdoulaye Doucoure as he leaves the pitch. Nathaniel Chalobah steps in for Watford FC.
  • 83' James McCarthy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cheikhou Kouyate at the 83 minute mark.
  • 87' Femenia Far was booked on 87.
  • 90' Etienne Capoue catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

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

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

Watford FC Form

2019-12-07 Watford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2019-11-30 Southampton FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2019-11-23 Watford FC 0–3 Burnley FC L 2019-11-08 Norwich City FC 0–2 Watford FC W 2019-11-02 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2019-12-07 Watford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2019-12-03 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2019-11-30 Burnley FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2019-11-23 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2019-11-09 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2019-11-03 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC39% Draw31% Crystal Palace FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
61%
Watford FC or Crystal Palace FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC24% Draw54% Crystal Palace FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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