WAT vs CRY Dream11 Watford vs Crystal Palace Live Score

WAT vs CRY Dream11: Watford will be up against Crystal Palace for the third round of the EFL Cup at Vicarage Road. The Hornets have had a mixed start to the Premier League season. Watford kicked off by beating Aston Villa 3-2 in their first fixture. It was followed up by a 2-0 defeat to Brighton, as they look to bounce back with a positive result here. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, got beat 3-0 to Chelsea, and later drew 0-0 to Brentford. It hasn’t been the most ideal start, but a win for Palace could bolster confidence levels going ahead. Nevertheless, it could turn out to be a dogged affair, and here is the WAT vs CRY Dream 11 Prediction for the upcoming contest.

Date: October 25, Wednesday
Kick-Off: 12:15 AM (IST)
Venue: Vicarage Road

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Recent Form

Watford: WL

Crystal Palace: LD

Head to Head

From the last six meetings between the two sides, it’s Watford that has the upper hand with three wins in contrast to Crystal Palace’s two wins. One game has ended on level terms.

Watford News

Injury Report and Unavailability: Joao Pedro and Juraj Kucka are on the sidelines due to injury.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

D Bachmann should be starting in at goal.
C Cathcart, W Troost Ekong, C Kabasele and A Masina are likely to be the back four in defence.
P Etebo is expected to feature in central midfield.
I Sarr, I Louza, T Cleverly and K Sema should be starting higher up.
E Dennis could lead the attack.

Watford Starting XI (Likely)

Daniel Bachmann
Craig Cathcart
William Troost-Ekong
Christian Kabasele
Adam Masina
Peter Etebo
Ismaila Sarr
Imran Louza
Tom Cleverley
Ken Sema
Emmanuel Dennis

Crystal Palace News

Injury Report and Unavailability: Nathan Fergyson and Eberechi Eze are ruled out due to injuries.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

V Guaita should be starting in at goal.
J Ward, J Andersen, M Guehi and T Mitchell are likely to form the line of defence.
J Ayew, Riedwald, J McArthur and J Schlupp can feature in at midfield.
C Benteke and J Philippe Mateta are in contention to lead the attack up top.

Crystal Palace Starting XI (Likely)

Vicente Guaita
Joel Ward
Joachim Andersen
Marc Guehi
Tyrick Mitchell
Jordan Ayew
Jairo Riedewald
James McArthur
Jeffrey Schlupp
Christian Benteke
Jean-Philippe Mateta

Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Emmanuel Dennis can play a pivotal role in the forward line for Watford. Dennis has a goal from the last two appearances and should be starting up top.

Chrsitian Benteke can pack a punch in the final third region for Crystal Palace. The veteran centre-forward scored 10 goals from 31 starts last season.

Differential Pick

Ismalia Sarr can prove to be the danger man in the attacking front for Watford. Sarr netted 13 goals from 40 starts last season.

WAT vs CRY Dream 11 Teams

GK: D Bachmann
DEF: J Ward, C Cathcart, C Kabaele, J Andersen
MID: J Ayew, T Cleverly, J McArthur, I Sarr
FOR: C Benteke, E Dennis

Likely Winner:

Both sides have had a hot and cold start to the Premier League season, and a win here would be vital in terms of stringing momentum. It is expected to be a closely contested affair, but with Crystal Palace having the experience in defence, the WAT vs CRY Today Match Prediction odds are in favor of Palace to get the win here.

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