The relative safety of 12th place with 10 games to go after back-to-back wins has helped Roy Hodgson land a deal for another season at Crystal Palace, whom he joined in September 2017 when they had no points after seven games under the guidance of Frank de Boer. The rest is history as the former England manager helped extend their longest ever spell in the top flight to seven seasons. Last season’s best-ever points total of 49 is a realistic target too, if they can capitalise in front of goal. Palace have 11 goals from 14 home games, the worst in the division, while Watford, 11 away goals in 14, finally moved out of the bottom three with last week’s shock defeat of Liverpool but will have to get a result without the services of the livewire Gerard Deulofeu, who ruptured an ACL ligament in that game. Mark Tallentire
Saturday 3pm
Venue Selhurst Park
Last season Crystal Palace 1 Watford 2
Referee Anthony Taylor
This season G22 Y90 R4 4.45 cards/game
Odds H 8-5 A 2-1 D 9-4
CRYSTAL PALACE
Subs from Henderson, Hennessey, Dreher, Pierrick, Kelly, Banks, Riedewald, Meyer, Townsend, Sakho
Doubtful Sakho (hamstring)
Injured Schlupp (groin, 14 Mar), Tomkins (hamstring, 14 Mar), McCarthy (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y44 R1
Form DLLLWW
Leading scorer Ayew 7
WATFORD
Subs from Gomes, Bachmann, Quina, Foulquier, Dahlberg, Success, Gray, Pussetto, Welbeck, Holebas, Dawson, Mariappa, Cleverley
Doubtful None
Injured Deulofeu (knee, unknown), Janmaat (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y59 R3
Form DLLDLW
Leading scorer Deeney 6
