Crystal Palace Under-23s made the short journey north to Hertfordshire today in a reverse clash of the first-team's fixture tomorrow. A strong home spell in the first-half and unfortunate goal in the second allowed the Hornets to sting the Eagles to a tune of a 3-0 defeat.
Summary
- After a strong Palace start, Watford take the lead through Kane Crichlow
- Watford double their advantage when Domingos Quina hits a sensational long-range effort
- Half-time: Watford 2-0 Palace
- Palace begin the second-half far brighter but Watford add a third via Jayden Bennetts
- The game settles down and Palace can't quite pull a goal back
- Full-time: Watford 3-0 Palace
After the flurry of activity which kick-started Palace’s last match against Colchester United, this afternoon began at a relatively slow pace.