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. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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    There may be plenty of people glad they didn't go to Vicarage Road for today's game on the evident so far, but there's also lots of you keeping tabs from far and wide....

    Anthony Wilkey: On the stunning Ilha de Tavira beach in the Algarve willing Ighalo to keep his good run going. 

    Edward Hamilton: Tuning in from Biarritz to listen to the Eagles. Going for 2-1 to Palace, Gayle to score! COYP!

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  2. Postpublished at 16:56

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Sign them up!

    Goalmouth action at last as some youngsters have a penalty shootout out on the pitch. A classic in the half-time entertainment world. 

    Mildly better than a man trying to chip the ball into a shed, or zorbing, not quite as good as a falconry display I witnessed at Notts County on Boxing Day 1998.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

    #bbcfootball

    Not a lot of goalmouth action so far - what have you made of it?

    Neil Leverett: Watford yet to concede a goal at vicarage Road in their return to the prem in 315 mins. Disciplined.

    The Sweeper Keeper: The ball seems to have spent a great deal of time out of play.

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  4. Postpublished at 16:53

    I've quite literally never agreed with Aidy Boothroyd more. We haven't seen anywhere near enough goalmouth action.

    Pards, Quique - have a word please.

    FloresImage source, Getty Images
  5. 'Not enough goal mouth action'published at 16:53 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Crystal Palace in particular will be saying let's get down the left and get at Allan Nyom more, encourage more width.

    "For Watford they can move the ball a bit faster and get into attacking areas quicker, and keep Troy Deeney central. We haven’t seen enough goal mouth action.”

    DeeneyImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 16:50

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Watford remain the only team not to concede a first-half goal in the Premier League this season. Can either side craft a goal after the break?

  7. Fair result so farpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    "There's been two really good chances, for Watford a cross from the left and for Palace a terrific free-kick Hangeland's got his head to and Gomes made the save. I think at half-time that's a fair result and the referee has done very well."

    GomesImage source, Reuters
  8. HALF-TIMEpublished at 16:46

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Super Sunday? Not yet. 

  9. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Here we go then, this is it! Odion Ighalo is fouled by Brede Hangeland, 25 yards out. Bang central. Curl this in...?

    Decent effort from Ikechi Anya but it hits the top of the wall and flicks away.

  10. Hangeland interception importantpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    “Great move down the Watford left-hand side there. Best chance for Watford that, really good movement down the left and side, got in to a good crossing area and Hangeland made an important interception.”

    JuradoImage source, Getty Images
  11. Too many aimless crosses?published at 16:42 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Crystal Palace are pumping in the crosses - they've delivered 11 from open play so far. That's more than Arsenal (8), Liverpool (10) and Tottenham (9) managed in 90 minutes yesterday. And those three scored 12 goals between them.

  12. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Ikechi Anya gets on his bike to attack down the Watford left but Brede Hangeland is able to extend a go-go-gadget leg and hook his cross away from the waiting Troy Deeney.

    Are we going to get a goal before half-time? Doesn't look like it. 

    DeeneyImage source, Getty Images
  13. YELLOW CARDpublished at 39 mins

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    I can't help but feel that you're not making the most of Florida Steve.

    A booking now as Almen Abdi trips Yannick Bolasie. Good ironic, if factually correct, use of the well-known chant labelling Watford as 'ill-disciplined northern scoundrels.'

    Or similar.

    Yohan Cabaye's free-kick zips through the goalmouth. 

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

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    Aham Ebogu: Rooting for Ighalo to get the goals all the way from Lagos Nigeria.

    Steve Smith: Listening to Radio 5 Live, from Port St Lucie, South Florida - come on, you 'orns!!

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  15. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Yannick Bolasie into space, his cross is easily cut out. I hesitate to use the word 'poor' but this game is not really kicking into gear.

    Raise it please.

    BolasieImage source, Reuters
  16. Palace pace a 'horrible thing' for defenderspublished at 16:34

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Aidy Boothroyd
    Former Watford boss on Radio 5 live sports extra

    “Sako, Puncheon, Gayle and Bolasie have got that horrible thing where as a defender you want to tackle them, but you know they’ll poke it past you because their feet are that quick. I’m sure they win more free-kicks than a lot of Premier League teams.”

  17. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    It transpires that Yohan Cabaye WAS NOT BOOKED for that challenge a few moments ago. My apologies. Palace now win a corner, can they fashion a chance?

    No. Over hit and out of play. 

    IghaloImage source, Reuters
  18. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Troy Deeney does well to beat Scott Dann to a cross from the right but he can't generate the required power or accuracy on the header. The fans have mirrored the action on the pitch now, going a bit quiet. 

  19. YELLOW CARDpublished at 27 mins

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    RIP Sox. RIP.

    Yohan Cabaye is in the book for a clumsy challenge in midfield, the game is in a lull.

  20. Our final Wembley memorypublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 27 September 2015

    And it's a belter...

    My late dog Sox who died aged 16 two years ago was called 'Wembley Whitesox Ravanelli Mcfarlane.' Born in 1997 and named after Boro's first goalscorer at Wembley vs Leicester in the League Cup final. This May at the play-off final Sox finally made it to Wembley. His ashes were left to flutter around the great stadium. Shame about the result.

    Michelle