Watford v Crystal Palace, 21 April 2018

Score	0-0
Referee	Chris Kavanagh
Competition	Premier League
Venue	Vicarage Road
Attendance	20,401

View Watford v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was the first time that only one game in the Premier League had kicked-off at 3.00pm on a Saturday afternoon since 7 March 2015 (Queens Park Rangers versus Tottenham Hotspur). Crystal Palace had now lost only one of the last nine meetings in all competitions (won five).

0 Watford

0 Crystal Palace

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis

Defender Craig Cathcart

Defender José Holebas

Defender Christian Kabasele

Defender Adrian Mariappa

Midfielder Etienne Capoue

Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré

Midfielder Will Hughes

Midfielder Roberto Pereyra

Forward Troy Deeney

Forward Stefano Okaka

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper

Mamadou Sakho Defender

James Tomkins Defender

Patrick Van Aanholt Defender

Joel Ward Defender

Yohan Cabaye Midfielder

Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder

James McArthur Midfielder

Luka Milivojević Midfielder

Andros Townsend Midfielder

Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Richarlison for Roberto Pereyra	55
Kiko Femenía for Stefano Okaka	70
Andre Gray for Will Hughes	79

Substitutions:

Christian Benteke for James McArthur

Cards:

Abdoulaye Doucouré	29	Y
Adrian Mariappa	69	Y
Craig Cathcart	89	Y

Cards:

Joel Ward	21	Y
Patrick Van Aanholt	45	Y
Wilfried Zaha	63	Y
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	78	Y
James Tomkins	88	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes

Defender Miguel Britos

Defender Daryl Janmaat

Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía

Midfielder/Forward Richarlison

Forward Andre Gray

Forward Jerome Sinclair

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni

Defender Martin Kelly

Defender Jaïro Riedewald

Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong

Forward Christian Benteke

Forward Alexander Sörloth

Comments:

League position: 12th Watford had now taken two points from their last six games in the Premier League. This was the Hornets first goalless draw at Vicarage Road since the visit of Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on 26 August 2017. They had now failed to score in five of their last nine games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 15th Crystal Palace had now taken eight points in their last five games in the Premier League games (won two) after taking two points from their previous seven games. The Eagles failed in their attempt to equal their club record of scoring in ten consecutive away games in the Premier League. Palace kept their second clean sheet in their last 12 games in the Premier League.