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WatfordWatford vs Crystal Palace — Championship
1-2
Crystal Palace
Vicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Crystal Palace had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.5.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 (D W L D D). 1.6 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Millwall · 28 Dec 2005
- W 3-0 vs Southampton · 26 Dec 2005
- L 4-1 at Burnley · 17 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Plymouth · 10 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Brighton · 3 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 at Preston · 26 Nov 2005
Away form going in: Crystal Palace
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W W L D D). 1.5 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Derby · 28 Dec 2005
- W 0-2 at Ipswich · 26 Dec 2005
- L 2-0 at Plymouth · 17 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 10 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Millwall · 3 Dec 2005
- L 2-0 at Luton · 26 Nov 2005
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Total shots | 9 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |