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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Watford at Selhurst Park on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Eagles are clearly on top, winning 52.08% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in May 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 May | Watford | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | D1PO |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Crystal Palace | 0-3 | Watford | D1PO |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 31 Mar | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Watford | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Watford | 1 - 5 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Eagles's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Watford's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Hornets's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 11 points from their 12 games thus far. Watford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 12 games giving them a return of 29 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Eagles at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Hornets come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |