Crystal Palace vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
68': Hassane KamaraHodgson's Watford relegated after losing at Crystal Palace
— Watford became the second team to be relegated from the English Premier League after losing at Crystal Palace 1-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 3': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 5': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
- 8': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 8': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 8': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 12': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
- 15': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 17': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
- 23': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 23': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Samir.
- 27': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 27': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Penalty conceded by Hassane Kamara (Watford) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 30': VAR Decision: Penalty Crystal Palace.
- 31': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Watford 0. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 33': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 33': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Samir (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Odsonne Édouard.
- 35': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 35': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 36': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
- 36': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joshua King.
- 37': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 37': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 39': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 42': Offside, Crystal Palace. Conor Gallagher tries a through ball, but Michael Olise is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Samir (Watford).
- 43': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 43': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
- 44': Attempt saved. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 45'+3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Watford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Watford 0.
- 48': Jack Butland (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Joshua King (Watford).
- 49': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 50': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 50': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Tom Cleverley because of an injury.
- 53': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 54': Offside, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 57': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 59': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Samir.
- 62': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 62': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 62': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 63': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
- 68': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Second yellow card to Hassane Kamara (Watford) for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 73': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell replaces Marc Guéhi because of an injury.
- 78': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 78': Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Samir because of an injury.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 79': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 80': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 80': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Wilfried Zaha.
- 83': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 83': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
- 86': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 86': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
- 87': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 90'+4': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Watford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Watford 0.
Statistics
 WAT |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.3 | Possession | 67.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 173 | Accurate Passes | 454 |
| 248 | Passes | 533 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 21 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,622
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,622
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 12 | Will Hughes  |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 22 | Samir |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 14 | Hassane Kamara |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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