Palace v Watford
Selhurst Park, Tuesday 8.00pm
Hayden Mullins
Team news
Hayden Mullins should be ok to play despite needing stitches to a cut under his eye after clashing heads against Sheffield United on Saturday.
Darren Powell and Danny Granville both start two-match bans while Aki Riihilahti (thigh) and Jamie Smith (hamstring) will miss out.
Dougie Freedman will be looking to start after playing well after coming on as a sub against Sheffield United.
Watford are likely to rest some key players ahead of their FA Cup semi-final against Southampton on Sunday.
Marcus Gayle (knee ligaments) and Sean Dyche (groin) are ruled out and Heidar Helguson and Allan Nielsen should start.
Watford - league stats
| Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 51 |
Watford - current form
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Our home record v Watford
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 44 |
Last five results
| Date | Type | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/09/2002 | League | Watford | 3 - 3 | Crystal Palace |  |
| 09/03/2002 | League | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Watford |  |
| 15/12/2001 | League | Watford | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | |
| 07/04/2001 | League | Watford | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | |
| 09/12/2000 | League | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Watford |  |
One to watch
Jermaine Pennant
Watford's top scorer
Heidar Helguson - 12 goals
Watford's bad boy
Paul Robinson - 13 
1 
Palace old boys
None
If the tricky Arsenal youngster isn't too busy throwing his toys out of the pram, he can show why he was one of the most highly-rated youngsters in England. With pace and skill, he'll look to get in behind the Palace back line.
Last meeting
Watford 3-3 Palace
Saturday September 21 2002
Watford: Chamberlain, Doyley, Dyche, Cox, Robinson, Ardley, Hyde, Hand (McNamee 74), Nielsen, Helguson (Gayle 84), Webber.
Subs not used: Glass, Foley, Lee.
Bookings: Cox, Robinson.
Goals: Ardley 28, Hyde 40, Helguson 47.
Palace: Kolinko, Fleming (Gray 69), Popovic, Powell, Granville, Routledge, Mullins, Thomson, Butterfield, Johnson (Adebola 81), Freedman (Austin 79).
Subs not used: Black, Cronin.
Bookings: Mullins, Routledge. Sent Off: Routledge 74.
Goals: Mullins 24, Granville 41, Mullins 45.
Prediction league
0 members have predicted for this game so far.
Make your prediction on this game
Selhurst pub guide
Login / RegisterNew users
Registration is now on our new message board
Existing users
To login with your existing username you will need to convert your account over to the new message board.
Sponsors
All images and text on this site are copyright © 1999-2024 The Holmesdale Online, unless otherwise stated.
Web Design by Guntrisoft Ltd.