Crystal Palace v Watford result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 1–2 Watford

Premier League · Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Crystal Palace 1–2 Watford — Watford won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Watford won 2–1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday 12 January. Watford have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Watford came from behind: Crystal Palace led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Watford: an own goal by C. Cathcart (38’), C. Cathcart (67’, assisted by J. Holebas) and T. Cleverley (74’).

Discipline

Paul Tierney, England showed five yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Crystal Palace: Luka Milivojević (84’); Watford: Kiko Femenía (61’), K. Sema (65’), T. Cleverley (90’) and R. Pereyra (90’).

What it changes

Watford are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Holebas (Watford) 7.3, Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) 6.6 and C. Cathcart (Watford) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 1–2 Watford · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Crystal Palace 1 · draws 1 · Watford 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 3W 1D 1L · Watford 2W 2D 1L

Crystal Palace 1–2 Watford (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 4.38

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.25

Cards

against 2 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 January 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 January 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.63 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.75 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Wickham n 5	16	3.4 3/0	0 0/0	—
J. Ayew n 8	40.5	3.1 6/3	1.1 3/1	W. Hughes
Alexander Sørloth n 8	31.4	2.5 3/1	1.1 3/0	—
Wilfried Zaha n 8	89.8	1.8 6/5	3 8/6	W. Hughes
J. Riedewald n 8	49.4	1.6 5/2	0.2 1/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wickham n 5	16	6.8 3/1	1.1 1/0
Alexander Sørloth n 8	31.4	3.2 4/1	1.1 2/1
M. Meyer n 8	75.8	2.8 7/5	0.4 3/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	89.8	2.6 7/4	0.8 4/1
A. Townsend n 8	90	2.4 6/5	0.4 3/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Schlupp n 8	42.5	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Ayew n 8	40.5	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
J. McArthur n 8	83.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
A. Townsend n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	90	2.8 7/5
J. Ayew n 8	40.5	2.8 4/2
J. Schlupp n 8	42.5	2.6 6/3
C. Kouyaté n 8	76.9	2.3 5/4
J. Riedewald n 8	49.4	2.1 5/3

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	2.5 6/4
W. Hennessey n 8	90	1.8 4/3

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Success n 8	42	2.4 4/4	4.3 5/4	—
É. Capoue n 8	89.9	1.8 8/4	1.4 6/3	—
T. Deeney n 8	72.8	1.7 8/3	0.6 3/1	—
W. Hughes n 8	59.1	1.7 4/2	2.1 6/3	Wilfried Zaha
N. Chalobah n 8	46.5	1.7 4/2	1.5 5/1	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Deeney n 8	72.8	3.1 8/6	1.4 6/3
A. Gray n 8	24.3	2.8 3/3	0.5 1/0
A. Doucouré n 8	79	2.7 8/4	1.1 6/1
R. Pereyra n 8	85.6	2.5 8/4	0.8 4/1
I. Success n 8	42	2.4 4/3	1.1 3/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Deeney n 8	72.8	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
K. Sema n 8	59.6	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
Deulofeu n 8	68.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
A. Doucouré n 8	79	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Masina n 7	76.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Holebas n 8	80.3	3.2 6/6
D. Janmaat n 8	87.8	2.6 8/6
A. Doucouré n 8	79	2.4 6/5
A. Mariappa n 8	65.8	2.2 5/4
Kiko Femenía n 8	90	2.1 8/5

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3.6 5/4
Gomes n 8	90	2.1 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Watford
55%	Possession	45%
15	Shots	16
6	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	9
3	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	9
7	Corners	7
3	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	6
409	Passes	334
76%	Pass accuracy	78%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	1	5	0	7.4
J. Tomkins	90	2	1	0	2	0	6.3
M. Sakho	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.8
P. van Aanholt	90	0	0	2	4	0	6.8
C. Kouyaté	90	1	0	1	3	0	6.7
Luka Milivojević	90	3	2	4	1	Y	7.6
A. Townsend	90	0	0	1	5	0	7.2
Wilfried Zaha	90	6	3	0	1	0	7
J. Ayew	83	2	0	1	4	0	6.8
J. McArthur	78	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
V. Guaita	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Hennessey sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
J. Schlupp sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Benteke sub	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.8

Watford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
C. Cathcart	90	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.2
J. Holebas	90	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	7.1
A. Doucouré	90	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	7.1
É. Capoue	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	6.3
Deulofeu	90	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	7
T. Deeney	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	7
R. Pereyra	89	0	0	2	0	0	1	Y	6.1
K. Sema	49	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	5.6
T. Cleverley	22	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.3
W. Hughes	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
A. Masina	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceWDLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

WatfordWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Crystal Palace 1 · 1 draw · Watford 1 · 2 goals/game

2018-08-26 Watford 2–1 Crystal Palace
2018-04-21 Watford 0–0 Crystal Palace
2017-12-12 Crystal Palace 2–1 Watford

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Watford#11 pos50 pts38 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.34

Watford scored1.37

Crystal Palace conceded1.39

Watford conceded1.55

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Watford?: In their last 3 meetings, Crystal Palace won 1, Watford won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Watford?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 3W 1D 1L; Watford 2W 2D 1L.

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