English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Crystal Palace LWDDL 4
–
Watford LDLLW 1
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CRY224
WAT101
Vicarage Road · 20,012 att.

Match Report

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Crystal Palace add to Watford woes with rare away win

Conor Gallagher scored an exquisite goal and Wilfried Zaha netted two as Crystal Palace overwhelmed Watford 4-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
1
54.7
Possession
45.3
7
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
1
0.7
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
363
556
Passes
456
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
68
26
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
6
23
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
20
Effective Clearances
13
20
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM
  7. 8Tom CleverleyLM
  8. 19Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 7Joshua KingF
  10. 25Emmanuel DennisLF
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrRF

Substitutes

  1. 39Edo KayembeSUB
  2. 12Ken SemaSUB
  3. 2Jeremy NgakiaSUB
  4. 27Christian KabaseleSUB
  5. 5William Troost-EkongSUB
  6. 29Cucho HernándezSUB
  7. 28Samuel KaluSUB
  8. 26Daniel BachmannSUB
  9. 11Adam MasinaSUB

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 16Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 3Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 17Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCM
  7. 12Will HughesLM
  8. 23Conor GallagherRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 7Michael OliseRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Luka MilivojevicSUB
  2. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  3. 20Christian BentekeSUB
  4. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  5. 18James McArthurSUB
  6. 34Martin KellySUB
  7. 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  8. 19Remi MatthewsSUB
  9. 15Jeff SchluppSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Watford 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 18' Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 1. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross following a corner.
  3. 40' Samir (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 2. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  5. 44' Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
  7. 62' Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Michael Olise.
  9. 73' Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Tom Cleverley.
  10. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Will Hughes.
  11. 85' Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 3. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
  12. 90' Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 4. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur following a fast break.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.

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