Watford1–4Crystal Palace

Half-time goals: Watford 1, Crystal Palace 2. The score at the break.

xG: Watford 1.72, Crystal Palace 0.82. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Watford 1.72, Crystal Palace 0.82. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Watford 8, Crystal Palace 7. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Watford 1, Crystal Palace 5. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Watford 6, Crystal Palace 4. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Watford 3, Crystal Palace 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Watford 3, Crystal Palace 0. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Watford 273, Crystal Palace 348. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Watford 4, Crystal Palace 2. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Watford 12, Crystal Palace 9. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Watford 26.8, Crystal Palace 10.9. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Watford 2.17, Crystal Palace 0.60. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.