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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Vicarage Road Stadium
  • Attendance: 17694
  • Referee: Webb, H

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

The referee has booked Danny Shittu.

88 mins

Jordan Stewart is being taken off, Nathan Ellington has come on in his place.

84 mins

Crystal Palace are replacing Clinton Morrison with Carl Fletcher.

82 mins

The referee has booked Darius Henderson.

75 mins

Goal!! Crystal Palace have scored with Victor Moses putting it in the back of the net.

73 mins

Jobi McAnuff is being taken off, Mathew Sadler has come on in his place.

72 mins

Goal!! Paul Ifill scores for Crystal Palace.

66 mins

Scott Sinclair is replaced by Paul Ifill.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by H Webb

45 mins

John-Joe O'Toole is booked for unsporting behaviour.

45 mins

Julian Speroni is booked for unsporting behaviour.

45 mins

Danny Butterfield is booked for unsporting behaviour.

35 mins

Tom Soares is booked for dissent.

34 mins

Jobi McAnuff goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

22 mins

The referee has booked Jose Miguel Fonte.

20 mins

Crystal Palace are replacing Matt Lawrence with Danny Butterfield.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, April 19th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Crystal Palace severely dented Watford's promotion chances and boosted their own play-off hopes in the process following a 2-0 victory at Vicarage Road.

Both the Hornets and Crystal Palace could mathematically be playing in the Premier League next season, but on current evidence it looks like Neil Warnock's Eagles could be the form horse to back in the play-offs.

Watford didn't deserve to lose 2-0 as they were the team more likely to score until Paul Ifill lashed in the opener.

But this second straight home defeat made it one win in 12 for Aidy Boothroyd's men, while three goals in six matches at Vicarage Road is another statistic no team wants to be taking into the end-of-season lottery.

Another statistic is that Watford don't lose when they take the lead and had Jobi McAnuff steered Tommy Smith's delightful early cross inside rather than just the wrong side of Julian Speroni's right-hand post, the outcome would probably have been very different.

The Hornets had a break when Jordan Stewart was in the right place to block Clinton Morrrison's acrobatic attempt on the line, but after that the home side dominated the chances and should have made at least one count.

McAnuff saw a volley deflected behind, Tamas Priskin should have done better than fire straight at Speroni, while after the restart, the Hungary international saw a header hit the woodwork after Darius Henderson nodded the ball back into the danger zone.

But if you don't take your opportunities you tend to get punished and that's exactly what happened.

With 20 minutes remaining, Watford failed to deal with a ball that was lifted back into their penalty area and substitute Ifill latched on to it in a flash after drifting inside Stewart before striking a left-footed shot that swerved away from Richard Lee.

Worse was to follow for the home side four minutes later when Morrison found Victor Moses, who turned Lloyd Doyley inside out before sliding the ball under Lee from the left side of the six-yard box.

It wasn't quite a smash and grab raid, but it was a win that maintains Palace's forward momentum.

Watford, by contrast, cannot get themselves out of reverse.

Watford Team

Crystal Palace Team

Watford

Crystal Palace

Corners

12 2

Fouls

12 11

Goal attempts

9 4

Shots off target

3 2

Offsides

3 8

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