You are here: Home > News > Palace exit League Cup at first hurdle
September 18 2025 8.57am

Palace exit League Cup at first hurdle

August 24 2021

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Crystal Palace crashed out of the League Cup with a late 1-0 defeat at Watford.

The Eagles have now been knocked out in round two for the third successive season.

They dominated this tie at Vicarage Road but have yet to win or score under new manager Patrick Vieira.

Striker Jean-Philippe Mateta had two first-half strikes saved by Ben Foster, who also denied Christian Benteke.

Ashley Fletcher put the Hornets into the next stage with the winner after 86 minutes, poking home a Cucho Hernandez cross.

Watford: Foster, Rose, Sieralta, Ekong, Ngakia (Femenia 62), Etebo, Louza, Sema (Cleverley 76), Fletcher, Hernandez, King (Dennis 45).

Not used: Elliott, Cathcart, Baah, Alvarado.

Palace: Butland, Tomkins (Mitchell 81), Andersen, Guéhi, Ward, Schlupp, Kouyaté, Gallagher (McArthur 63), Ayew, Zaha, Mateta (Benteke 63).

Not used: Guaita, Kelly, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi.

Latest Headlines

Palace Talk Forum Latest

League (carabao) Cup
at 8.48am by doombear

Chris Richards
at 8.44am by doombear

Crystal Palace vs. Millwall match thread
at 8.42am by Spindle

Franca
at 8.06am by Badger11

CPISA updates
at 11.24pm by Pierre

Uefa Conference League
at 10.42pm by Spindle

Farewell Eze?
at 6.09pm by Spindle

Pubs
at 9.01am by waterfordpal

Pub in Paphos for Millwall game.
at 6.29am by eagle52

Glasner is a Glazier ?
at 10.36pm by PalazioVecchio

You are here: Home > News > Palace exit League Cup at first hurdle