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END OF MATCH
Palace took the lead, conceded an equalizer and then got the winning goal!
41'
Palace substitution: Eze out, Gordon in.
32'
Substitutions for both teams. At Watford, Louza and Matheus Martins came off for Forde and Asprilla. At Palace, Ayew and Clyne came off for Hughes and Rak-Sakyi.
30' GOAL FOR CRYSTAL PALACE
Édouard, once again, received Doucouré's pass and hit it hard, into the left corner, putting Palace ahead!
23' GOAL FOR WATFORD
Kayembe received a pass from Matheus Martins and shot from outside the box, sending the ball into the right corner to tie the game!
15'
Double substitution at Palace: Lerma and Andersen out for Schlupp and Richards in.
9' GOAL FOR CRYSTAL PALACE
Édouard received Ayew's pass just inside the box and shot high into the left corner to open the scoring!
2'
Yellow to Louza for a foul in the attacking half.
SECOND HALF STARTS
The teams return for the second half and we have the ball rolling! Crystal Palace have Mateta and Johnstone coming on for Edouard and Matthews.
END OF FIRST HALF
With no goals and few chances created, Crystal Palace and Watford draw the match 0-0!
35'
Bashiru, on Sema's cross, got his shot away and sent the ball wide right of the goal.
25'
Bayo, in Watford's response, got his shot away and sent it wide left of the goal.
21'
Ayew received Eze's cross in the box and headed it to the left of the goal.
14'
Bayo, on Louza's cross, outpaced the defense to get his header, but Johnstone saved Crystal Palace in the middle of the goal. Hoedt was yellow-carded on the next occasion.
HERE WE GO
The players appear on the pitch and the ball is rolling for the friendly between Crystal Palace and Watford!
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Watford lined-up!
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Retrospect
There have been 113 matches between the two sides in history, with Crystal Palace winning 48, Watford 41 and 24 draws. It is the first time the two have met in a friendly, with all other matches taking place in an official competition.
Probable Watford
Watford's probable team for the match is: Bachmann, Porteous, Hoedt and Sierralta; Ngakia, Kone, Louza and Ferreira; Martins, Bayo and Sema.
Probable Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace's probable team for the match is: Johnstone, Ward, Tomkins, Andersen and Mitchell; Doucoure, Riedewald and Eze; Ayew, Mateta and Rak-Sakyi.
Departues and signatures
Crystal Palace had the departures of Boateng, Balmer, Goodman and Butland for this season, while signing Lerma, Ebiowei and Matthews. Watford had the departures of Choudhury, Ekong, Quina, Kamara, Bayo and João Pedro, in addition to the arrivals of Livermore, Chakvetadze, Pollock, Fletcher, Pussetto, Matheus Martins, Ince, Healey and Cabezas.
Premier League and Championship
In the Premier League 22-23 Crystal Palace were 11th on 45 points, seven below Fulham, one above Chelsea and three above Wolverhampton. In the Championship 22-23 Watford were 11th on 63 points, level with Preston, three below Swansea and West Brom and one above Norwich.
Last Matches: Watford
On the other side, Watford comes to the match with only one friendly made, in a goalless draw with Boreham Wood. Before that, still in the 22-23 season, Watford beat Stoke 2-0 on May 8, with goals from Louza and Davids. And on April 29, against Sunderland, it was a 2-2 draw with goals from Kabasele and Porteous, while O'Nien and Roberts equalized.
Last Matches: Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace come into the match with three pre-season friendlies already under their belt. The first was on Tuesday (11), away from home, in a 1-0 defeat to Barnet, with a goal from Senior. On Saturday (15), the draw was at home with Brondby in 2-2, with goals from Rak-Sakyi and Mateta, while Kvistgaarden scored two and discounted for the visitors. And on Wednesday (19), away from home, the victory was over Crawley Town, 4-0, with goals from Ajamada, Eze and Mateta (2).
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