September 21 2002

Mullins scores brace

The Eagles have picked up one point from their away game at Vicarage road against Watford.

Plenty of goals and bookings in this game today. Youngster Routledge got sent off late in the second half for a second bookable offence.

The first chance for a goal was when Watford had a chance from the spot after 14 minutes, but Danny Webber's kick rattled the cross bar. It was Tony Popovic who had knocked over Watford's Helguson in the box.

Ten minutes later Hayden Mullins received the ball from Dougie Freedman, who should have scored then, and fired it into the top of the net. Eagles 1-0 up.

It only lasted five minutes as Neal Ardley scored the equaliser from a free kick and on 39 minutes Watford took the lead through Micah Hyde.

Palace then bounced back and restored their lead before referee Hall blowed his whistle for half time. First it was Danny Granville who headed in the 2-2 from a corner and then it was again Mullins who drilled the ball under goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain into the net.

Only one minute into the second half the ball again was in the net, only now at the other end. Helguson easily headed a Webber cross past Palace goalie Aleksandrs Kolinko, 3-3.

Watford: Chamberlain, Ardley, Robinson, Cox, Dyche, Nielsen, Hyde, Helguson, Doyley, Hand, Webber

Subs: Glass , McNamee , Foley , Gayle , Lee

Palace: Kolinko, Fleming, Granville, Butterfield, Popovic, Mullins, Johnson, Freedman, Thomson, Routledge, Powell

Subs: Gray , Black , Austin , Cronin , Adebola.

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