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Wilfried Zaha scores twice as Watford fall to a heavy 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League. For Watford, their third loss in their last four Premier League matches means they sit in 19th on 18 points and four points off safety. Ad/> Palace, meanwhile, jump up into 11th with their first win since December 28.
WATFORD, England : Conor Gallagher scored an exquisite goal and Wilfried Zaha netted two as Crystal Palace overwhelmed Watford 4-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday to increase the hosts' relegation fears.
Crystal Palace further distanced themselves from the relegation zone with a convincing 4-1 win over struggling Watford at Vicarage Road.
Crystal Palace further distanced themselves from the relegation zone with a convincing win over struggling Watford at Vicarage Road.
Patrick Vieira has made four changes to his Crystal Palace starting XI for their away match against Watford in the Premier League this evening.
Roy Hodgson is confident Watford can start taking the attacking burden off Emmanuel Dennis.
Crystal Palace have had a number of players come through their academy that have gone on to have substantial careers in the Premier League such as Gareth Southgate, Wilfried Zaha and Wayne Routledge.
There is a blueprint for how to beat Pep Guardiola’s ball-hoggers and it is publicly available: Crystal Palace employed it in October’s 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium and Tottenham did the same on Saturday: adopt a low block, stay patient while possession is maintained by the blue shirts and when the moment arrives, pounce by racing in behind the sluggish centre-backs. For Palace, Wilfried Zaha’s pace terrorised City; for Spurs it was Harry Kane and Son Heung-min . Why don’t more teams try this? Perhaps because executing lightning counter-attacks in the one or two opportunities allowed by City’s supreme passing machine is tough. But in an era of attack coaches, forensic video analysis, speedy forwards and training-ground drills there should be no excuse for more teams not attempting to exploit the glaring vulnerability. It may not always work, but this is currently the only realistic way to dismantle the league’s dominant side. Jamie Jackson