Summary

  • Cabaye pen after Nyom fouls Zaha

  • Jurado & Gayle both hit the woodwork

  • Palace climb to sixth in table

  • Palace won 9 of 12 away games under Pardew

  1. PENALTY TO PALACEpublished at 69 mins

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    Something has happened! A silly, clumsy challenge from Allan Nyom on Wilfried Zaha. Right, right on the line. Penalty given!

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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    Jamie Pelling: Slow game suits the Eagles. And me as I sit on a train from Chicago to the Indiana Dunes

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  3. Postpublished at 65 mins

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    Palace string together a neat move but it all unwinds via a slack touch from Yohan Cabaye.

    The longer it goes on, and the worse this game gets, the more depressing and annoying your pictures become.

    Oh for....

    PardewImage source, Reuters
  4. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 63 mins

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    Not jealous Rob. At all.

    Watford make a change and it's Steven Berghuis on for Almen Abdi. I confess I don't know much about Berghuis. Let's see what he's all about. 

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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    Where are you keeping in touch with the game from today?

    Rob's got the right idea....

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  6. Bread and butter chance for Gaylepublished at 17:17

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    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    “Palace should be in front, that is a bread and butter chance for Dwight Gayle. It came from the Watford right back being under pressure from Sako, it was a lovely ball that beat everybody but Gayle couldn’t finish.”

  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 62 mins

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    Bag of tricks off, bag of tricks on. Bakary Sako replaced by Wilfried Zaha for Crystal Palace. Can he find us a goal?

  8. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 60 mins

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    And that's both sides who have hit the crossbar in this half! This is for once wonderful stuff down the left as Bakary Sako beats his man and puts over a fine low cross, in the corridor  and Dwight Gayle stretches to reach it. He's never fully in control of the shot though and can only loop an effort against the outside of the post/bar. 

    GayleImage source, Getty Images
  9. Gaps starting to developpublished at 17:15

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    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    “There is gaps now developing between Crystal Palace’s midfield and the back four, I just wonder if that is playing into Watford’s hands a little bit?”

  10. Postpublished at 59 mins

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    Bakary Sako scuffs a free-kick wide for Palace as both sides look desperately for a spark of imagination. The crowd have gone very quiet and you can't blame them.

    SakoImage source, AP
  11. Postpublished at 56 mins

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    Corner for Watford whipped in, Sebastian Prodl has a free header but he somehow misreads the flight of it and the chance is gone. The Hornets turning the screw.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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    Where are you today whilst keeping track of Watford v Crystal Palace? Samir made a good choice....

  13. GREAT SAVE!published at 53 mins

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    Great strike! Watford come close again as Almen Abdi thumps in a shot from 20 yards which calls Wayne Hennessey into flying action. Lovely hit.

    AbdiImage source, AP
  14. Postpublished at 51 mins

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    That free-kick was something of a false dawn as the game descends back into a midfield lull. Perhaps a change from the bench can find the breakthrough

    Watford have Alessandro Diamanti available, or Palace could turn to the unpredictable talent of Wilf Zaha.

    IghaloImage source, AP
  15. Tune inpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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  16. Postpublished at 48 mins

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    You do not get much closer to scoring than that. What a hit by Jose Jurado. Crystal Palace have reacted well though, attacking with pace and threat down the left and winning a free-kick of their own.

  17. 'Terrific effort'published at 17:04

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    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    “Considering the size of the wall that is a terrific effort at goal. I don’t think Hennessey had it covered – unfortunately for Jurado it's just a little bit too high for him.”

  18. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 46 mins

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    That's more like it! Wonderful strike from Watford midfielder Jose Jurado, as he shakes, rattles and rolls the crossbar with a 20-yard free-kick! Great strike, and Troy Deeney can't keep the rebound down. 

    JuradoImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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  20. KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins

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    No changes in personnel as we get the second-half under way. Things can only get better...