Crystal Palace vs Watford

12 January 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Craig Cathcart 38’ (og)
  • Craig Cathcart 67’
  • Tom Cleverley 74’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 away at Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace led 1-0 at half-time.

Cathcart's own goal put Crystal Palace ahead from a corner in the 38th minute, Craig Cathcart equalised with a header in the 67th minute, set up by José Holebas, and Tom Cleverley won it in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Crystal Palace's 1.16 from 15.

Match stats

Crystal Palace Watford
15 Shots 16
6 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.56
1.16 Non-penalty xG 1.56
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Crystal Palace Watford
Kick-off
Craig Cathcart
Own goal1-0 (Crystal Palace)
38’
Half-time1-0
67’
Craig Cathcart
Assist: José Holebas1-1 (Watford)
74’
Tom Cleverley1-2 (Watford)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Crystal Palace
  • Luka Milivojevic
Watford
  • Kiko Femenía
  • Roberto Pereyra
  • Ken Sema
  • Tom Cleverley

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.69 38’ Craig Cathcart (Crystal Palace) own goal, 1-0 38’ 67’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), 1-1 67’ 74’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), 1-2 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.69 38’ Craig Cathcart (Crystal Palace) own goal, 1-0 Cathcart 38’ 67’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), 1-1 Cathcart 67’ 74’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), 1-2 Cleverley 74’
Crystal Palace 1.16 xGWatford 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
3’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 89’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 40’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 73’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 37’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 74’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 71’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 28’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), own goal 3’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 89’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 40’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 73’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 37’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90+6’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 71’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 26’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK440 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF900 0.000.121
Mamadou Sakho DEF900 0.000.000
James Tomkins DEF902 0.170.000
Patrick van Aanholt DEF900 0.000.072
Cheikhou Kouyaté MID901 0.010.221
Luka Milivojevic MID903 0.070.174
James McArthur MID820 0.000.000
Andros Townsend FWD900 0.000.021
Jordan Ayew FWD872 0.170.061
Wilfried Zaha FWD906 0.730.000
Wayne Hennessey Sub460 0.000.000
Christian Benteke Sub81 0.010.000
Jeffrey Schlupp Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Crystal Palace win 43% Bet365 odds 2.25
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.40
Watford win 28% Bet365 odds 3.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 2-1 Crystal Palace, 26 Aug 18 Next meeting: Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace, 07 Dec 19  All Crystal Palace vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.