Crystal Palace vs Watford
Off to the Championship for today's tip and the match between Crystal
Palace and Watford.
Palace are 22 in the 24 team league and are now under the guidance of Neil
Warnock which should make them in time a tough team to beat.
Their league record at home so far in the league this season is W1 D3 L2
F8 A10 the only home win coming in a 3-2 defeat of Warnock's former
charges Sheffield United.
Watford on the other hand have taken the Championship by storm sitting top
of the league after 12 matches with an overall record of W9 D2 L1 F22 A12.
Their away form has been very impressive with 4 wins 1 draw and 1 defeat
in 6 games scoring 12 and conceding 8. The one away defeat they suffered
was back in August when Leicester City beat them 4-1 at the Walkers
Stadium.
Since then they have gone from strength to strength and in their last 6
games have won 4 and drawn 2 scoring 11 and conceding 4. With form like
that I am somewhat surprised that the bookies have them at 5/4 for
tonight's clash and I will be taking advantage of that price before it
shortens.
Head to head Watford have won 3 of the last 5 matches at Selhurst Park in
a fixture that strangely tends to favour the away side.
May 9, 06 Championship... Watford FC 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
May 6, 06 Championship... Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Watford FC
Mar 31, 06 Championship... Crystal Palace 3 - 1 Watford FC
Dec 31, 05 Championship... Watford FC 1 - 2 Crystal Palace
Jan 17, 04 Championship... Watford FC 1 - 5 Crystal Palace
Aug 16, 03 Championship... Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Watford FC
Apr 8, 03 Championship... Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Watford FC
Sep 21, 02 Championship... Watford FC 3 - 3 Crystal Palace
Mar 9, 02 Championship... Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Watford FC
Dec 15, 01 Championship... Watford FC 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
Apr 7, 01 Championship... Watford FC 2 - 2 Crystal Palace
Team news as always at this early stage is sketchy but it looks like
Watford will be unchanged for tonight's game whilst Palace will have
midfielder Tom Soares missing while he sits out the second game of a
three-match ban also fellow midfielder Ben Watson is also likely to miss
out after he injured his ankle and hip against Stoke.
So I am happy to take the 5/4 about Watford tonight hoping to start the
week off in the right way.
Good Luck
Silverfox.
