Watford vs Crystal Palace: Watford eye successive wins in the Premier League when they meet Crystal Palace in their next fixture on Wednesday.
Match Details:Â
Teams: Watford vs Crystal Palace
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Date: Thursday 24th February, 2022
Time: 01:00 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Watford picked up a first victory since November when they beat Aston Villa at Villa Park 1-0 on Saturday.
Dennis scored the only goal twelve minutes from time to ensure a 5th win of the season for the Hornets.
However, they remain in the relegation zone with 18 points from 24 matches and have the worst home record this season.
With just 2 wins at home, Watford need to make these matches count if they aim for survival.
On the other hand, Crystal Palace lost 1-0 at home to Chelsea in their previous Premier League match on Saturday.
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Ziyech’s goal a minute from time inflicted a 9th loss of the season on Palace, leaving them with a sole win from their last 5 matches across competitions.
Crystal Palace is in 13th place with 26 points from 25 matches and are need a spark in form as they aim for a top half finish.
Palace has a woeful away record this season registering just 1 win from 12 matches.
Hence, this clash is a battle of the two extremes for both sides in which they failed.
Both sides last met in the EFL Cup 2nd Round in August, where Fletcher scored in a 1-0 home win for the Hornets.
Form Guide
Watford: WLLDL
Crystal Palace: LDDWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Aston Villa 0-1 Watford
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
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Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Watford vs Crystal Palace in India?
The live stream is available on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
N’Koulou is out of this one for Watford due to a hamstring injury while Pedro, Kucka and Etebo are doubtful after suffering knocks.
Ferguson is the sole absentee for the Eagles due to a hamstring strain.
Watford possible 11:
Foster, Kiko, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Kamara, Louza, Sissoko, Cleverly, Sarr, Dennis and King
Crystal Palace possible 11:
Guaita, Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Ward, Gallagher, Kouyaté, Schlupp, Ayew, Mateta and Zaha
Prediction: Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Watford and Palace have been questionable home and away. Hence, this is set up for a perfect occasion for either side to justify and change their poor form.
We see Palace gaining a point here due to their attacking talent as Watford’s poor home form and defensive record has been a let-down.
Players to watch out for: Dennis, Sarr, Zaha and Schlupp.
