Crystal Palace v Watford

CRYSTAL PALACE V WATFORD

POSTED BY ADMIN ON MAY 27, 2013 IN CHAMPIONSHIP | 0 COMMENTS

 

Crystal Palace v Watford

The English Finale...

NPower Championship Playoff Final

Wembley Stadium, 15:00 BST

 Old foes do battle once more. Should you fancy the game to go all the way to penalties, you can get 10/1 for either side with 

The Premiership.

The Promised Land.

The Championship Playoff Final is worth an estimated £120 million to the winner, and today either Crystal Palace or Watford will be planning for Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge, the Emirates and Anfield; the other will be in pieces, having to be content with another year in the second tier.

This one couldn't be better set up: with Watford (85 goals) and Crystal Palace (73 goals) the highest scorers in the Championship this time around.

 

SSS Advice: Bet Fred's 8/11 on both teams scoring is ridiculously good: fill your boots...

Ian Holloway's side couldn't have been more impressive in their 2-0 away win at Brighton, following an edgy goalless draw at Selhurst Park. They thoroughly deserved the victory, and can now consign their stumbling end to the season as a blip rather than a serious issue.

Watford's arrival for the first time at the new Wembley Stadium couldn't be more different to that of the Eagles. They had their destiny in their own hands - a win at home Leeds would have done it - they lost. Then came the most dramatic Playoff Semi-Final we have ever seen:with respect to all the Leicester fans out there, we'll simply place the video at the bottom of this article and let you decide whether you want to watch or not.

 

SSS Advice: if you fancy the game to be a see-saw affair, you can get 4/1 on Watford to come from behind and win. As for Palace to do the same, it's 9/2 with

Gianfranco Zola has done a remarkable job since arriving at Vicarage Road, and regardless of today's result will doubtless experience many more more finals as his fledgling managerial career grows. Ian Holloway, on the other and has been here and done it with Blackpool, and knows exactly how to get a team into the Barclays Premier League. 

This one should be an absolute corker: don't miss it! 

SSS Advice: these games always throw up incident and controversy; if you fancy a penalty in the match, you could do a lot worse than check out the 10/3 available with Stan James.

 

Key Match Stats

On the previous two occasions Watford made the Championship Playoff Final they won, in 199 and 2006.

Crystal Palace's record is even better, having competed in four Championship Playoff Finals and winning three. 

Expect goals: the last ten games have seen 38 goals scored between the Eagles and the Hornets.

Palace will certainly miss Glenn Murray, the Championship's top scorer with 30 goals, but out through injury today. 

Last season's four meetings ended 2-2, with both sides winning twice. 

Selected Prices From: 

WINNER:

Watford: 5/4

Draw: 12/5

Crystal Palace: 9/4

HALF TIME RESULT:

Draw: Even Money

Watford: 7/4

Crystal Palace: 12/5

FIRST GOALSCORER:

Matej Vydra: 7/2

Troy Deeney: 4/1

Fernando Forestieri: 5/1

Kevin Phillips: 6/1

Wilfried Zaha: 11/2

Alexandre Geijo:  7/1

BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE?

Yes: 8/11

No: Even Money

Crystal Palace, last five:

May 13, 2013
C	Brighton & Hov…	0 - 2	Crystal Palace
May 10, 2013
C	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Brighton & Hov…
May 4, 2013
C	Crystal Palace	3 - 2	Peterborough U…
April 30, 2013
C	Millwall	0 - 0	Crystal Palace
April 27, 2013
C	Blackburn Rovers	1 - 1	Crystal Palace

Watford, last five:

May 12, 2013
C	Watford	3 - 1	Leicester City
May 9, 2013
C	Leicester City	1 - 0	Watford
May 4, 2013
C	Watford	1 - 2	Leeds United
April 26, 2013
C	Leicester City	1 - 2	Watford
April 20, 2013
C	Watford	4 - 0	Blackburn Rovers

 

NPower Championship Playoff Final

Crystal Palace v Watford

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