English FA Cup

FT Saturday, March 16, 2019
Crystal Palace WWLWL 1
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Watford WWLWL 2
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CRY011
WAT112
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Match Report

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Watford beat Crystal Palace to seal FA Cup semifinal place

Watford reached their second FA Cup semi-final in four seasons with substitute Andre Gray sealed a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
4
56.9
Possession
43.1
13
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
193
405
Passes
298
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
2
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
55
23
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
12
24
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
8
28
Effective Clearances
21
28
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-L
  9. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Andre GraySUB
  2. 27Christian KabaseleSUB
  3. 10Isaac SuccessSUB
  4. 30Pontus DahlbergSUB
  5. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  6. 2Daryl JanmaatSUB
  7. 8Tom CleverleySUB

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 34Martin KellyCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 15Jeff SchluppLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 7Max MeyerAM
  7. 4Luka MilivojevicLM
  8. 8Cheikhou KouyatéRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 10Andros TownsendAM-L
  11. 18James McArthurAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Joel WardSUB
  2. 17Christian BentekeSUB
  3. 21Connor WickhamSUB
  4. 35Sam WoodsSUB
  5. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  6. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  7. 14Jordan AyewSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Cathcart following a corner.
  2. 36' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces José Holebas because of an injury.
  4. 57' Adam Masina (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 1. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 77' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Will Hughes.
  7. 77' Andre Gray (Watford) Substitution at 77'
  8. 79' Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a through ball.
  9. 84' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces James McArthur.
  10. 89' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  11. 89' Tom Cleverley (Watford) Substitution at 89'

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