Struggling Watford snapped a string of three straight defeats with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace in a scrappy Premier League clash at Vicarage Road on Saturday. In an ill-tempered first half of few clear chances, Palace had the opportunity to break the deadlock in the ninth minute when midfielder James McArthur fired a volley from close range but his effort failed to test Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster. Watford started the second half more aggressively and went close when forward Gerard Deulofeu’s shot from distance drifted inches away from goal in the 53rd minute. They could have stolen the points late on but for goalkeeper Vicente Guaita’s heroics. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)

Source: National Post December 07, 2019 16:52 UTC