Watford v Crystal Palace, 23 February 2022

Score4-1 to Crystal Palace
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,012

View Watford v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Watford won: 3 Drawn: 3 Crystal Palace won: 5 Watford scored: 9 Crystal Palace scored: 13 In the 2021-22 season, both Watford and Crystal Palace became the last two teams to score in the first-half of a game in the Premier League in 2022 in this game.

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

4 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

Goals:

Moussa Sissoko 18 G

Goals:

Jean-Philippe Mateta 15 G
Conor Gallagher 42 G
Wilfried Zaha 85 G
Wilfried Zaha 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Tyrick Mitchell Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Michael Olise Midfielder/Forward
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Josh King 51
Edo Kayembe for Tom Cleverley 73

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Michael Olise 73
James McArthur for Will Hughes 80
Odsonne Edouard for Jean-Philippe Mateta 90

Cards:

Samir 40 Y
Kiko Femenía 62 Y

Cards:

Cheikhou Kouyaté 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Christian Benteke
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford became the first team to fail to keep a clean sheet in 18 consecutive home games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now lost seven consecutive home league games for the first time since March 1972 in League Division Two. They had now conceded four or more goals in three of their 13 home games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Crystal Palace’s biggest away win in the Premier League since a 5-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 6 December 2020. This was Palace's 100th away win in the top division. This was their first win in the Premier League since the visit of Norwich City 28 December 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division along with Leicester City.

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Moussa Sissoko 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Josh King 51
Edo Kayembe for Tom Cleverley 73

Cards:

Samir 40 Y
Kiko Femenía 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford became the first team to fail to keep a clean sheet in 18 consecutive home games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now lost seven consecutive home league games for the first time since March 1972 in League Division Two. They had now conceded four or more goals in three of their 13 home games so far in this Premier League season.

4 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

Goals:

Jean-Philippe Mateta 15 G
Conor Gallagher 42 G
Wilfried Zaha 85 G
Wilfried Zaha 90 G

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Tyrick Mitchell Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Michael Olise Midfielder/Forward
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Michael Olise 73
James McArthur for Will Hughes 80
Odsonne Edouard for Jean-Philippe Mateta 90

Cards:

Cheikhou Kouyaté 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Christian Benteke
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Crystal Palace’s biggest away win in the Premier League since a 5-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 6 December 2020. This was Palace's 100th away win in the top division. This was their first win in the Premier League since the visit of Norwich City 28 December 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division along with Leicester City.