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Monday, April 25, 2016

2015-16 FA Cup SF Crystal Palace Vs Watford Sunday April 24,2016

Crystal Palace will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup final on May 21,2016 after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Watford.

Yannick Bolasie headed Palace ahead at Wembley when Damien Delaney flicked on Yohan Cabaye's early corner.

Watford, who lost midfielder Etienne Capoue to injury early in the semi-final, levelled when Troy Deeney nodded home Jose Manuel Jurado's corner.

Goal Scorers
For Crystal Palace - Yannick Bolasie (06)and Connor Wickham(61)
For Watford -  Troy Deeney(55)

  • Watford have won only two of their last 13 meetings with Palace in all competitions.
  • The South London club have won four of their last five visits to Wembley, with two of those victories coming against the Hornets.
  • Troy Deeney has scored all three of Watford's goals against Crystal Palace this season in all competitions, including two in Watford's 2-1 win at Selhurst Park in the Premier League in February.
  • Connor Wickham netted his first FA Cup goal since playing for Sunderland in the FA Cup third round against Bolton in January 2013.
  • Watford have fallen short in five of their six FA Cup semi-finals, including each of the last four, with their only win coming in 1984 against Plymouth.
  • Pape Souare registered his first assist since August 2015 in all competitions for Palace.
  • Alan Pardew played in Crystal Palace's only previous FA Cup final games, against Manchester United back in 1990.

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