Craig Cathcart deflected Abdoulaye Doucoure's clearance past Ben Foster to give Palace the lead.

Tom Cleverley's superb second-half volley helped Watford come from behind to beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The former Manchester United midfielder - who had only been on the field for six minutes - thumped James Tomkins' clearance into the top corner for his first goal since December 2017.
Palace had taken the lead seven minutes before half-time, Abdoulaye Doucoure's attempted clearance rebounding off the unfortunate Craig Cathcart and past the despairing dive of Vicente Guaita.


The Watford centre-back atoned for his own goal midway through the second half when he headed Jose Holebas' corner into the roof of the net.
And Cleverley struck just seven minutes later to earn Javi Gracia's side a hard-earned three points.
The victory lifts the Hornets into seventh place in the table, while Palace remain in 14th - just four points above the relegation zone.
More to follow.

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Line-ups

Crystal Palace

    31GuaitaSubstituted forHennesseyat 45'minutes

    29Wan-Bissaka

    5Tomkins

    12Sakho

    3van Aanholt

    8Kouyaté

    4MilivojevicBooked at 84mins

    18McArthurSubstituted forBentekeat 78'minutes

    10Townsend

    14J AyewSubstituted forSchluppat 83'minutes

    11Zaha

Substitutes

    2Ward

    7Meyer

    13Hennessey

    15Schlupp

    17Benteke

    21Wickham

    34Kelly

Watford

    26Foster

    21FemeníaBooked at 61mins

    6Mariappa

    15Cathcart

    25Holebas

    16Doucouré

    29Capoue

    19HughesSubstituted forSemaat 19'minutesBooked at 65minsSubstituted forCleverleyat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins

    37PereyraBooked at 90minsSubstituted forMasinaat 90+3'minutes

    7Deulofeu

    9Deeney

Substitutes

    1Gomes

    3Britos

    8Cleverley

    10Success

    11Masina

    12Sema

    20Quina

Referee:

Paul Tierney

Attendance:

25,010

Match Stats

Home TeamCrystal PalaceAway TeamWatford

Possession

Home55%

Away45%

Shots

Home15

Away16

Shots on Target

Home6

Away2

Corners

Home7

Away7

Fouls

Home11

Away11

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Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Watford 2.Full TimePosted at 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Watford 2.
Posted at 90'+6'
Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu following a fast break.Posted at 90'+5'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.BookingPosted at 90'+4'
Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Posted at 90'+4'
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).SubstitutionPosted at 90'+3'
Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Roberto Pereyra.BookingPosted at 90'+1'
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card.Posted at 90'
Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace).Posted at 90'
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.Posted at 89'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Foster.Posted at 89'
Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.Posted at 87'
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic following a set piece situation.Posted at 86'
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 86'
Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).Posted at 85'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.Posted at 85'
Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.BookingPosted at 84'
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Posted at 84'
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).Posted at 84'
Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jordan Ayew.Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Holebas.SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces James McArthur.Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt following a corner.Posted at 75'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by José Holebas.
Goal!Posted at 74'
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Watford 2. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.Posted at 73'
Attempt blocked. Craig Cathcart (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.Posted at 73'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.Posted at 73'
Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu following a set piece situation.Posted at 72'
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).Posted at 72'
Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 71'
Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.Posted at 70'
Foul by James Tomkins (Crystal Palace).Posted at 70'
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 69'
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 69'
Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).Posted at 68'
Offside, Watford. Gerard Deulofeu tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.SubstitutionPosted at 68'
Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Ken Sema.
Goal!Posted at 67'
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Watford 1. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.

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