Watford vs Crystal Palace

7 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Neither Watford nor Crystal Palace found the net in a 0-0 draw.

Watford had the better of the chances, with 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.21 from 3.

Match stats

Watford Crystal Palace
13 Shots 3
3 Shots on Target 0
6 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 0.21
1.57 Non-penalty xG 0.21
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Watford Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Kiko Femenía
  • Craig Cathcart
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré
Crystal Palace
  • James Tomkins
  • Wilfried Zaha

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 1.57 0.21 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.21
Watford 1.57 xGCrystal Palace 0.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Watford attacking 
82’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 90’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 77’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 90’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 77’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.081
Christian Kabasele DEF901 0.010.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.041
Adam Masina DEF900 0.000.011
Etienne Capoue MID901 0.010.000
Ismaila Sarr MID904 0.870.382
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID791 0.070.000
Roberto Pereyra FWD781 0.070.061
Troy Deeney FWD901 0.060.041
Gerard Deulofeu FWD903 0.110.743
Andre Gray Sub121 0.370.091
Nathaniel Chalobah Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 39% Avg odds 2.44
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Crystal Palace win 32% Avg odds 3.03

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford LWLLL
Crystal Palace LLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford, 12 Jan 19 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford, 07 Mar 20  All Watford vs Crystal Palace 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.