Watford vs Crystal Palace

League Cup - 2nd Round 24 Aug 2021, 18:45
Watford
Watford
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 T. Robinson

Match report

Watford edged past Crystal Palace 1-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 24 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Crystal Palace dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 11 shots to Watford's 9.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with T. Robinson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 34% - 66% Shots 9 - 11 On target 3 - 4 Corners 2 - 9 Fouls 16 - 13 Yellow cards 4
7
Player of the match
Ashley Fletcher
Watford · 1 goal
7 Ben Foster 4 saves
7 Jeremy Ngakia captained the side
7 William Troost-Ekong captained the side
7 Francisco Sierralta captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–5 8–6
Shots On Goal 0–2 3–2
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 0–5 2–4
Attacks 35–78 40–63
Match statistics
4 Substitution 3
75 Attacks 141
22 Dangerous Attacks 64
3 On Target 4
6 Off Target 9
9 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 3
0 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 9
3 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 13
2 Corners 9
0 Offsides 2
34% Ball Possession 66%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 1
299 Passes Total 585
222 Passes Accurate 505
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-3-3
1 B. Foster
2 J. Ngakia 5 W. Troost-Ekong 31 F. Sierralta 3 D. Rose
6 I. Louza 4 O. Etebo 12 K. Sema
17 A. Fletcher 7 J. King 29 C. Hernández
Crystal Palace · 4-3-3
1 J. Butland
5 J. Tomkins 16 J. Andersen 6 M. Guéhi 2 J. Ward
23 C. Gallagher 8 C. Kouyaté 15 J. Schlupp
9 J. Ayew 14 J. Mateta 11 W. Zaha
Watford
Coach
Xisco Muñoz
Substitutes
  • 35 Robert Elliot
  • 21 Kiko Femenía
  • 15 Craig Cathcart
  • 8 Tom Cleverley
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 37 Jaime Alvarado
  • 25 Emmanuel Dennis
Crystal Palace
Coach
P. Vieira
Substitutes
  • 13 Vicente Guaita
  • 34 Martin Kelly
  • 3 Tyrick Mitchell
  • 49 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
  • 18 James McArthur
  • 44 Jaïro Riedewald
  • 20 Christian Benteke
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ E. Dennis ↓ J. King Watford
  • 62' ↑ Kiko Femenía ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 63' ↑ J. McArthur ↓ C. Gallagher Crystal Palace
  • 63' ↑ C. Benteke ↓ J. Mateta Crystal Palace
  • 76' ↑ T. Cleverley ↓ K. Sema Watford
  • 81' ↑ T. Mitchell ↓ J. Tomkins Crystal Palace
Cards
  • 44' Cucho Watford
  • 54' C. Gallagher Crystal Palace
  • 61' F. Sierralta Watford
  • 90+4' D. Rose Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 1 0 draws 5 Crystal Palace
2023-07-22 Crystal Palace vs Watford 2 - 1
2022-05-07 Crystal Palace vs Watford 1 - 0
2022-02-23 Watford vs Crystal Palace 1 - 4
2021-08-24 Watford vs Crystal Palace 1 - 0
2021-08-07 Crystal Palace vs Watford 3 - 1
2020-03-07 Crystal Palace vs Watford 1 - 0
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Crystal Palace D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Crystal Palace?
Watford won 1-0 against Crystal Palace on 24 August 2021.
Who won Watford vs Crystal Palace?
Watford won the match 1-0.
Where was Watford vs Crystal Palace played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.