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