In a weekend match in week 36, on Saturday May 7th, Crystal Palace plays host to Watford in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Crystal Palace sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Southampton. Oriol Romeu struck first for Southampton in the 9th minute, then in the 60th minute, Nathaniel Clyne sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Eberechi Eze But luckily in the 92nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Wilfried Zaha. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 19th placed Watford, recorded a 1-2 loss against Burnley. James Tarkowski struck first for Watford on an own goal in the 8th minute, then Jack Cork tied it up for Burnley in the 83rd minute on a feed from Charlie Taylor But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Josh Brownhill. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
Crystal Palace and Watford last played eachother at the Vicarage Road on Wed Feb 23rd. Crystal Palace took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta struck first for Crystal Palace in the 15th minute, but Moussa Sissoko got the equalizer for Watford in the 18th minute.
Watford is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Emmanuel Dennis and Hassane Kamara each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Crystal Palace’s most prolific scorer has been Wilfried Zaha. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.