Crystal Palace vs Watford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Selhurst Park
Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face Watford in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Crystal Palace vs Watford
WATFORD STARTING XI (4-3-3): Ben Foster; Kiko Femenia, Craig Cathcart, Samir, Hassane Kamara; Moussa Sissoko, Edo Kayembe, Tom Cleverley; Ismaila Sarr, Josh King, Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
Crystal Palace vs Watford
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Cheikhou Kouyate, Christian Benteke, Remi Matthews, Luka Milivojevic, James Tomkins, Tyrick Mitchell, Jeffrey Schlupp, Jordan Ayew, Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Crystal Palace vs Watford
CRYSTAL PALACE STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Jack Butland; Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Joel Ward; Conor Gallagher, Will Hughes; Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Wilfried Zaha; Odsonne Edouard.
Crystal Palace vs Watford
Roy Hodgson returns to Selhurst Park after leaving Palace at the end of last season knowing that anything other than a win today will see Watford relegated back to the Championship, as they sit 12 points behind Leeds United, with only 12 points left to play for. They've lost their last five games on the bounce, shipping 14 goals and scoring just three in the process. As for Palace, their late win against Southampton last weekend ended a run of four without a win in all competitions (D1 L3), and a win for them today will see them move into the top half of the table.
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