Watford vs Crystal Palace
FA Cup quarter-final 2018-19
Venue: Vicarage Road
Kick-off: 12:15pm GMT, today
Watford and Crystal Palace go head to head at Vicarage Road to kick off this weekend's FA Cup action.
Having avoided Manchester giants United and City in the quarter-final draw, the Hornets and the Eagles now have a golden chance to reach the last four of the competition.
Javi Gracia's hosts have beaten Palace twice this season, but Roy Hodgson's Eagles have pulled off some away shocks and have plenty of self-belief after reaching the 2016 FA Cup Final.
Watford vs Crystal Palace team news and predicted line-ups
Watford boss Javi Gracia has a full squad to chose from this weekend.
Defender Miguel Britos has shaken off the leg problem he picked up late on during last weekend's 3-1 Premier League defeat at Manchester City.
Veteran goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who is set to retire at the end of the season, is one of those hoping for another opportunity in the FA Cup.
Watford XI: Gomes, Janmaat, Kabasele, Britos, Masina, Deulofeu, Doucoure, Capoue, Isaac, Deeney, Gray
Pape Souare has returned to fitness for Palace. The left-back had been absent with a shoulder injury and - though he is unlikely to feature - he strengthens their options amid injuries to Mamadou Sakho and Bakary Sako.
Sakho has a knee injury that could end his season, and Sako remains short of match fitness.
Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Dann, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Townsend, Batshuayi, Zaha
Score prediction: Watford 2-1 Crystal Palace
Watford's superior Premier League position should give them the advantage over Palace, but we all know that form goes out the window in the FA Cup.
Palace will be confident of scoring at least once at Vicarage Road, but the Hornets may have the psychological edge over the Eagles having beaten them twice this season.
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Match odds
- Watford to qualify: 13/20
- Palace to qualify: 11/10
First goalscorer odds
- Andre Gray: 11/2
- Michy Batshuayi: 13/2
- Troy Deeney: 6/1
- Wilfries Zaha: 15/2
- Gerard Deulofeu: 6/1
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The sides have met 119 times, with Palace winning 49 games, Watford 43, and the teams sharing 27 draws.
Watford have won both Premier League meetings this season by a 2-1 scoreline.
