Watford vs Crystal Palace

26 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Roberto Pereyra 53’
  • José Holebas 71’
  • Wilfried Zaha 78’

Match summary

Watford saw off Crystal Palace 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Roberto Pereyra put Watford ahead in the 53rd minute, set up by Etienne Capoue, José Holebas made it 2-0 in the 71st minute, set up by Daryl Janmaat, and Wilfried Zaha pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 78th minute, set up by Max Meyer.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Crystal Palace 1.22 from 9.

Match stats

Watford Crystal Palace
13 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.15 xG 1.22
1.15 Non-penalty xG 1.22
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Watford Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Roberto Pereyra
Assist: Etienne Capoue1-0 (Watford)
53’
José Holebas
Assist: Daryl Janmaat2-0 (Watford)
71’
78’
Wilfried Zaha
Assist: Max Meyer2-1 (Crystal Palace)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Daryl Janmaat
  • José Holebas
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Roberto Pereyra
Crystal Palace
  • Wilfried Zaha
  • Max Meyer

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 1.22 53’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 1-0 53’ 71’ José Holebas (Watford), 2-0 71’ 78’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 1.22 53’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 1-0 Pereyra 53’ 71’ José Holebas (Watford), 2-0 Holebas 71’ 78’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), 2-1 Zaha 78’
Watford 1.15 xGCrystal Palace 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Watford attacking 
46’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 16’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 90+6’ Joel Ward (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.34 xG, off target 12’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 20’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 89’ Alexander Sørloth (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ José Holebas (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 83’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 16’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 90+6’ Joel Ward (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.34 xG, off target 12’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 20’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 89’ Alexander Sørloth (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ José Holebas (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 83’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Daryl Janmaat DEF9011 0.040.092
Christian Kabasele DEF901 0.020.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
José Holebas DEF9011 0.020.021
Etienne Capoue MID9010 0.000.041
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID902 0.060.193
Roberto Pereyra MID9014 0.250.071
Will Hughes MID901 0.590.072
Troy Deeney FWD901 0.040.031
Andre Gray FWD741 0.070.041
Ken Sema Sub160 0.000.000
Isaac Success Sub11 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 38% Bet365 odds 2.60
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.25
Crystal Palace win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

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

Form going into the game

Watford WW
Crystal Palace WL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford, 12 Jan 19  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.