Date set for Roy Hodgson Crystal Palace reunion as Watford game is rescheduled

Crystal Palace's Premier League away match at Watford, which was postponed in December, has been rescheduled.

The Eagles will now travel to Vicarage Road on Wednesday, February 23 (KO 7.30pm) to face the Hornets, with the game taking place in between Palace's home fixtures against Chelsea (February 19) and Burnley (February 26).

Patrick Vieira has already taken his side to Watford once already this season back in August when a late Ashley Fletcher goal knocked them out of the League Cup at the first hurdle.

The first league meeting between the two sides was originally set for Saturday, December 18, though the game had to be postponed two days prior due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Watford camp.

Since then the Hornets parted ways with their previous manager Claudio Ranieri after just three months in charge of the club, replacing him with former Palace boss Roy Hodgson.

The 74-year-old led Palace for four seasons before leaving the club at the end of the 2020/21 campaign, refusing to commit to retirement amid speculation he might step away from the game.

Watford's return fixture against Palace at Selhurst Park, in what will be a homecoming for Hodgson, is set for Saturday, May 7.