Can Watford keep their hopes alive by beating Palace?

Can Watford keep their hopes alive by beating Palace?

Watford must beat Crystal Palace to avoid relegation on Saturday. And even if they win, they could be consigned to the Championship by other results on Sunday.

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Watford are facing their fourth relegation from the Premier League. They would become the sixth different side to be relegated from the competition on four or more occasions, after Norwich City (six), West Bromwich Albion (five), Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Sunderland (four). 

Crystal Palace have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three home league matches. They’ve never kept four in a row at Selhurst Park in the Premier League, last doing so in any division in the Championship in December 2012. Since the start of February, only the top two sides Manchester City (seven) and Liverpool (three) have conceded fewer Premier League goals than Palace’s eight.

Palace are looking to win consecutive Premier League matches for just the second time this season, previously doing so in October/November against Man City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Watford have had fewer different goalscorers than any other Premier League side this season (eight, excluding own goals). Only Arsenal in 1993/94 (six), Fulham in 2001/02 (seven) and Burnley in 2014/15 (seven) have had fewer in a single campaign.

Match officials

Referee: Graham Scott. Assistants: Richard West, Matthew Wilkes. Fourth official: Tony Harrington. VAR: Kevin Friend. Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard.