Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2021-22
Watford FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Wed 23 Feb 2022 · 19:30 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Samir 40' Y
Y 44' Cheikhou Kouyate
Femenia Far 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Andre Marriner

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 1–4 L
19 Feb Aston Villa FC A 1–0 W
12 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–1 L
05 Feb Burnley FC A 0–0 D
21 Jan Norwich City FC H 0–3 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Watford FC A 4–1 W
19 Feb Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Brentford FC A 0–0 D
09 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
05 Feb Hartlepool United FC H 2–0 W
23 Jan Liverpool FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Crystal Palace FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Jordan Ayew needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' What composure from Jean-Philippe Mateta! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 18' Goal! Moussa Sissoko scores his 15 goal in 387 matches.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' The 30-year-old Joachim Andersen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samir on 40.
  • 42' What a moment for Conor Gallagher! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 44' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 51' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Joshua King is withdrawn and Juan Hernandez gets his opportunity.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Ismaila Sarr, a Senegal , has 24 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' James McArthur has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 324 appearances.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' The whistle greets Michael Olise as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Ayew.
  • 78' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' James McArthur is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Hughes at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' Wilfried Zaha doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Wilfried Zaha with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jean-Philippe Mateta by Odsonne Edouard on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Crystal Palace FC take all three points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 4
Craig Cathcart 2
Wilfried Zaha 1
Tom Cleverley 1
Michy Batshuayi 1
Etienne Capoue 1
Andre Gray 1
Jordan Ayew 1

Head to Head

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 2019-01-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2022-02-23 Watford FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC L 2022-02-19 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-02-08 West Ham United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2022-02-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2022-02-23 Watford FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC W 2022-02-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2022-02-12 Brentford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2022-02-09 Norwich City FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2022-02-05 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Hartlepool United FC W 2022-01-23 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw28% Crystal Palace FC46%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
74%
Watford FC or Crystal Palace FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC18% Draw47% Crystal Palace FC35%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
9%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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