Crystal Palace got the better of Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday.
The Eagles bounced back from two straight defeats to edge the Hornets 1-0 thanks to a second-half penalty from Yohan Cabaye.
Palace sub Wilfried Zaha made an impact with just under 20 minutes remaining when he was cut down by Allan Nyom just inside the area, allowing French midfielder Cabaye to step up and fire beyond Heurelho Gomes.
The win lifts Alan Pardew's South Londoners up to seventh place on the Premier League table as Watford ended the weekend 13th with their first home defeat of the season.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Watford: 0
Crystal Palace: 1 (Yohan Cabaye (PEN) 71')
Vicarage Road, Watford - 20,168
TALKING POINTS
- Palace still on track for a top-half finish. Are they good enough they achieve that goal under Pardew?
- Watford have been solid defensively but if Ighalo doesn't score, they are struggling to find goals. Who can step up and help the Nigerian?
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Hornets next meet Bournemouth away on Saturday as Palace get set to host West Bromwich Albion.
TWITTER INSIGHT
Good result today 3 points tough game! On to the next #cpfc#cpfcfamily
— Yannick Bolasie (@YannickBolasie) September 27, 2015Great game today, good crowd and 3 points away! @CPFC#cleansheet#cpfc
— Wayne Hennessey (@WayneHennessey1) September 27, 2015Unlucky with the loss today. Focus on to the next game! Thanks for the support!#watfordfchttps://t.co/fuYsNfscvp
— Nathan Aké (@NathanAke) September 27, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Palace's Pardew on the positive result:
"I don't smile often but I do smile today because I was really pleased, it wasn't our greatest performance but it was a good, professional performance and as manager of the team that makes me happy."
Watfordboss Flores on his side's subpar display:
"We didn't lose today because we conceded a penalty.
"We lost today because we didn't play well and Crystal Palace played better than us. We didn't have a good performance."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
0 - Watford are the only team yet to concede a first-half goal in the Premier League this season. Habitual.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 27, 20158 - Only Arsenal (9) have won more Premier League away games than Crystal Palace since Alan Pardew was appointed. Soaring.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 27, 201528 - No team has earned more Premier League points away from home than Crystal Palace in 2015 (28, level with Arsenal). Golden.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 27, 2015
TEAM LEADERS
WATFORD
Goals - Odion Ighalo 4
Assists - Troy Deeney 3
Clean sheets - Heurelho Gomes 3
Yellow cards - Four players on 1
Red cards - Valon Behrami 1
CRYSTAL PALACE
Goals - Yohan Cabaye, Joel Ward, Bakary Sako 2
Assists - Jason Puncheon, James McArthur 2
Clean sheets - Wayne Hennessey 1
Yellow cards - Yohan Cabaye 3
