Watford vs Crystal Palace - FA Cup

Watford vs Crystal Palace - Team News, Prediction, lineup

Preview 

Watford is the host of Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon wanting to increase his chances of reaching the Europa League next season.

Palace makes the short trip to Vicarage Road to register a third high profile victory over the Hornets in the last six years.

CRY vs WAT

Watford 

Watford has suffered heavy defeats against Liverpool and Manchester City in recent weeks, but Javi Gracia will remain optimistic that his side will head to this weekend's contest in good form.

Grace may justifiably point out that his side was on the wrong side of a bad refereeing decision for City's first goal last Saturday, and it was crucial as the Hornets suffered a 3-1 defeat.

However, Gracia had made major changes in their initial alignment for the Etihad Stadium match, and Watford entered that game having won four of his previous five matches in all competitions.

There remains a strong desire to bring European football to Vicarage Road next season, but a sense of perspective is also required at a time when Watford continues to surprise many with its longevity.

Few expected the Hertfordshire-based team to maintain its form throughout the campaign, but Grace has a habit of involving each of her field players on a regular basis.

That has also been the case in the FA Cup, but despite frequent alterations, Watford has reached the last eight matches of this competition and has held three consecutive matches in the playoffs.

Woking, Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers have been sent in closed matches, and Watford now has the opportunity to secure another outing at Wembley Stadium.

Thirty-five years have passed since his appearance in the FA Cup final, but Watford has rarely been better prepared to end his wait to lift the trophy for the first time in his history.

Crystal Palace

Roy Hodgson would have considered the preparation of the Premier League last week with Brighton & Hove Albion as the perfect preparation for the match with Watford, but even the loss to the Seagulls can be a blessing in disguise for the Eagles.

The Palacio was very excited to see one of their rivals, but the setback against their own supporters should ensure that complacency is not a factor in a game of this magnitude.

Hodgson's team suffered a single defeat, at home to Manchester United, in eight outings before last weekend's game, and there was a feeling that Palace was not going to participate in any battle to avoid relegation to the Championship.

However, Palace is now only five points ahead of the 18th city of Cardiff, and Hodgson will emphasize that this quarterfinal tie should be the start of the club's latest push in the next two months.

Hodgson will be delighted with the performance of his team in the last third, and the arrival in January of Michy Batshuayi has helped Palace maintain his record of entries in each exit since the change of year.

That race covers a total of 13 games, and Palace also makes the trip to Vicarage Road by posting three wins and a draw in its last four away games.

Palace will also be willing to avenge the defeat they suffered in this game in August, with goals from Roberto Pereyra and Jose Holebas in the second half helping Watford to a 2-1 success.

Palace, like Watford, has reached this stage of the competition without conceding a goal with recorded victories over Grimsby Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Doncaster Rovers respectively.

Team News

Gracia will remind players that they missed the first XI against City, and Gerard Deulofeu and Troy Deeney are expected to lead the line for Watford.

Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, Holebas, Will Hughes and Pereyra also rested, but everyone should be named in the starting lineup this week.

Hodgson is unlikely to make major changes to his team, but the Eagles boss must decide who to choose at the finish, and Wayne Hennessey is likely to be available.

Cheikhou Kouyate is in dispute for a midfield retreat, while Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend are expected to provide support to Batshuayi in the attack.

Watford Lineup Prediction :

GK: Foment
DEF:  Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas
MID: Doucoure, Capoue; Hughes, Pereyra
FW:  Deulofeu, Deeney

Crystal Palace Lineup Prediction:

GK: Guaita
DEF:  Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Dann, Van Aanholt
MID:  McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp
FW: Townsend, Batshuayi, Zaha
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