Watford v Crystal Palace, 21 April 2018

Score0-0
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,401

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 81

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.

0 Watford

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

Substitutions:

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

Cards:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 29 Y
Adrian Mariappa 69 Y
Craig Cathcart 89 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

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.

0 Crystal Palace

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:

Christian Benteke for James McArthur 81

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 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: 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.