Watford v Crystal Palace, 26 December 2016

Score1-1
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,304

View Watford v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Crystal Palace were now unbeaten in their last six league visits to Watford (won three).

1 Watford

1 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 71 P

Goals:

Yohan Cabaye 26 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat
Forward Odion Ighalo

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Martin Kelly Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Damien Delaney Defender/Midfielder
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Jason Puncheon Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Camilo Zúñiga for Daryl Janmaat 4
Troy Deeney for Valon Behrami 14
Jerome Sinclair for Camilo Zúñiga 85

Substitutions:

Jordon Mutch for Andros Townsend 74
Fraizer Campbell for Mathieu Flamini 81

Cards:

José Holebas 53 Y
Miguel Britos 90 Y

Cards:

Christian Benteke 45 Y
Jason Puncheon 45 Y
Damien Delaney 70 Y
Wilfried Zaha 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender/Midfielder Camilo Zúñiga
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Jerome Sinclair

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Zeki Fryers
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Noor Husin
Midfielder Jordon Mutch
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 10th Troy Deeney became the fifth player to score 100 goals for Watford in all competitions (also Luther Blissett, Tommy Barnett, Ross Jenkins and Cliff Holton). The Hornets had now conceded more first-half goals than any other team in the Premier League so far in this season (17). They had now won one of their last six Premier League games (lost four).

Comments:

League position: 17th This was new manager Sam Allardyce's first game in charge of Crystal Palace. Palace had now won one of their last 11 Premier League games (lost eight). They had now not kept a clean sheet in a Premier League away game for a year (Boxing Day 2015 at AFC Bournemouth).

1 Watford

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 71 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat
Forward Odion Ighalo

Substitutions:

Camilo Zúñiga for Daryl Janmaat 4
Troy Deeney for Valon Behrami 14
Jerome Sinclair for Camilo Zúñiga 85

Cards:

José Holebas 53 Y
Miguel Britos 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender/Midfielder Camilo Zúñiga
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 10th Troy Deeney became the fifth player to score 100 goals for Watford in all competitions (also Luther Blissett, Tommy Barnett, Ross Jenkins and Cliff Holton). The Hornets had now conceded more first-half goals than any other team in the Premier League so far in this season (17). They had now won one of their last six Premier League games (lost four).

1 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Yohan Cabaye 26 G

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Martin Kelly Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Damien Delaney Defender/Midfielder
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Jason Puncheon Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Jordon Mutch for Andros Townsend 74
Fraizer Campbell for Mathieu Flamini 81

Cards:

Christian Benteke 45 Y
Jason Puncheon 45 Y
Damien Delaney 70 Y
Wilfried Zaha 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Zeki Fryers
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Noor Husin
Midfielder Jordon Mutch
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 17th This was new manager Sam Allardyce's first game in charge of Crystal Palace. Palace had now won one of their last 11 Premier League games (lost eight). They had now not kept a clean sheet in a Premier League away game for a year (Boxing Day 2015 at AFC Bournemouth).