Crystal Palace vs Watford: result 2-3 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 18, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Selhurst Park, London
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What was the result of Crystal Palace vs Watford?
Watford won 2-3 on August 18, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 11′O. GarvanCrystal Palace (pen.)
- 22′Martin TaylorWatford
- 29′O. GarvanCrystal Palace
- 88′Almen AbdiWatford
- 90′M. VydraWatford
Official lineup for Crystal Palace vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Crystal Palace
- 16W. Zaha
- 18Aaron Wilbraham
- 8K. Dikgacoi
- 10O. Garvan
- 15M. Jedinak
- 2J. Ward
- 4J. Parr
- 6A. Martin
- 21D. Moxey
- 28P. Ramage
- 1J. Speroni
Watford
- 25J. Garner
- 4J. Eustace
- 7M. Yeates
- 8J. Hogg
- 16S. Murray
- 22Almen Abdi
- 3Carl Dickinson
- 5Martin Taylor
- 12Lloyd Doyley
- 33N. Nosworthy
- 1Manuel Almunia Rivero
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crystal Palace have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Watford have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2012 | Exeter City(away) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Cardiff(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Reading(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Apr 17, 2012 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Ipswich(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2012 | Wycombe(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Middlesbrough(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Peterborough(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Apr 17, 2012 | Brighton(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Hull City(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Crystal Palace wins, 0 draws, 0 Watford wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2012 | Crystal Palace 4-0 Watford | Championship |
| Oct 15, 2011 | Watford 0-2 Crystal Palace | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Watford on Feb 18, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Crystal Palace score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
| Watford | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
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