Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     WatfordWatford
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Stuart Longworth Stuart Longworth
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié85
G
1captain
G
83Ali ChippoA. Chippo
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra71
D
2
D
79Tony BakkerT. Bakker
Alec BoothA. Booth72
D
3
D
80Ruben RegoR. Rego
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma77
D
4
D
86Salvatore StanicS. Stanic
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois75
D
5
M
76Neil HughesN. Hughes
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno81
M
6
M
86Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers85
M
7
M
86Titus ColeT. Cole
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum85
M
8
M
83Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho
Shota HillS. Hill76
A
9
A
85João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho
Robert ValéryR. Valéry82
A
10
A
89Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora
Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari83
A
captain11
A
76Hugo José MariH. José Mari
 
Ugo SmitheU. Smithe68
D
12
D
74Elena DelgadoE. Delgado
Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero78
M
13
M
73Jerome CobosJ. Cobos
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk76
A
14
A
71Martin InceM. Ince

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
Watford start the match!
4.45
Salvatore Stanic hacks Shota Hill from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shota Hill runs off the knock.
8.38
Neil Hughes advances with the ball. Neil Hughes runs straight at the defence! Neil Hughes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Watford!
12.25
Salvatore Stanic breaks forward. Salvatore Stanic knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Youssouf Olivier Sié. Excellent save.
15.24
Roberto Quaresma plays the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Ali Chippo. Excellent save.
16.21
Tony Bakker flicks a high pass forward. Titus Cole collects the pass. Titus Cole flicks a high ball forward to João Pedro Julinho who takes it down. João Pedro Julinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcel Birnbaum.
20.06
Alec Booth passes the ball forward to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Ali Chippo had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
30.47
Pedro Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Youssouf Olivier Sié. Excellent save.
32.05
Roberto Quaresma surges forward with the ball. Roberto Quaresma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno lofts in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari makes a deft header. Ali Chippo picks it out of the air!
33.12
Romero P. Zamora makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim edges inside the box! Roberto Quaresma catches Graham Joachim on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
34.17
Watford are dictating the run of play here today.
36.50
Graham Joachim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho edges inside the box! João Pedro Julinho rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to gather it.
39.12
Ruben Rego catches Robert Valéry on the ankles. The referee calls over Ruben Rego and shows him a yellow card! Robert Valéry gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.40
Salvatore Stanic threads the ball through to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.43
Tony Bakker passes the ball forward to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim puts a great ball through. Romero P. Zamora runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
44.17
Graham Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora shoots from just inside the box. Youssouf Olivier Sié gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Hryhoriy Oliynyk replacing Shota Hill. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. The Crystal Palace players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
53.25
Graham Joachim catches Roberto Quaresma on the ankles. The referee warns Graham Joachim to calm down! Roberto Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.23
Ruben Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho skips past Roberto Quaresma! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from João Pedro Julinho provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Wagneau Bourgois.
57.45
With some swift thinking, Tony Bakker plays the ball forward to Titus Cole. Titus Cole passes the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho finds some space and shoots from distance. Youssouf Olivier Sié gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.48
Romero P. Zamora flicks a high pass forward. Graham Joachim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Joachim knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.48
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Ugo Smithe replacing Sebastian Segarra .Watford have made a substitution with Jerome Cobos replacing Neil Hughes .
65.05
Ruben Rego knocks the ball forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim sees Titus Cole in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Titus Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Quaresma.
67.09
Sylvain Jeffers makes a simple pass to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Ali Chippo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.44
Graham Joachim barges into Marcel Birnbaum. Graham Joachim is shown the yellow card! Marcel Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.22
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Jose Caballero replacing Marcel Birnbaum .
78.25
Romero P. Zamora comes in with a late challenge on Alec Booth. Romero P. Zamora is shown the yellow card! Alec Booth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.25
Salvatore Stanic makes a probing pass to Titus Cole. Titus Cole sees space and advances. Titus Cole passes the ball forward but Romero P. Zamora is offside!
87.39
Ruben Rego hits a low pass to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora knocks the ball forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim plays a one-two with Hugo José Mari and advances towards the goal... Graham Joachim rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Youssouf Olivier Sié. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Watford
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.8%
65.2%
Play Area
36.2%
39.1%
24.6%

Scorers
Shota Hill 20
Ighli Cucciari 67
Neil Hughes 8
Romero P. Zamora 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ighli Cucciari of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
8
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
3.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
6
6.Hugo Moreno (MID)
6
7.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
6
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
6
9.Shota Hill (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Robert Valéry (ATT)
6
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ugo Smithe (DEF)
6
13.Jose Caballero (MID)
6
14.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
6

1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Tony Bakker (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Neil Hughes (MID)goal scored
8
6.Graham Joachim (MID)yellow card
7
7.Titus Cole (MID)
7
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)
7
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
6
 
12.Elena Delgado (DEF)
0
13.Jerome Cobos (MID)
6
14.Martin Ince (ATT)
0