Crystal Palace

Javi Gracia's side survived a number of scares in the opening stages of the first half, but eventually broke the deadlock through Roberto Pereyra eight minutes into the second half

It’s been a superb start for the Hornets, who have distracted Brighton and Burnley in their opening two games

Goals in the final minutes of each half from James Milner and Sadio Mane respectively saw the Reds triumph from a match which was finely balanced for long periods.

The 25-year-old was heavily linked with a move away from the club in the recent transfer window, but no deal materialised and he pledged his commitment to Palace following Saturday's season-opening win over Fulham.

The former England manager hailed the club hierarchy for the “hard work” gone into recruiting players in the transfer window.

Swansea City forward Jordan Ayew has joined Crystal Palace on a season-long loan.

Super Eagles and Torino’s hard-tackling midfielder Joel Obi is attracting interest from Italian club AC Milan in the ongoing transfer window, as per reports.

Cabaye spent three years with Palace after following his former Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew to Selhurst Park

Reports claimed that the Premier League side are interested in signing the Nigerian international as they look to strengthen their squad during the summer transfer window.

The 25-year-old scored four goals and added one assist as Palace won two and drew two of their four matches.

They succumbed to a deserved 1-2 defeat for 30 points from 37 games.

The Eagles are six points clear of the bottom three with three games of the season left to play

The Hornets were beaten by an injury-time Tom Ince goal at Huddersfield last weekend, the second time in three games they have dropped points in the 90th minute, while they lost from a goal up against Burnley in the other

An astonishing first half delivered five goals in the opening 34 minutes with Zaha, twice, and James Tompkins making a mockery of Palace’s recent league form.

The 25-year-old winger has been able to score a total of six goals, while providing an assist in four Premier League appearances against Watford, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle United.

The result has left Palace in 16th position in the Premier League table - two points clear of the relegation zone

As for Palace, the Eagles have an opportunity to move five points clear of the relegation zone and record their second victory in a row having defeated Huddersfield Town before the international break

Palace announced plans in December for a new five-storey main stand at their home of 93 years, to increase the stadium capacity from 26,000 to more than 34,000.

The Blues picked up just a second victory in six top-flight outings - four of those ending in defeat

The Blues have suffered back-to-back league defeats and trail fourth-placed Tottenham by five points and seventh-placed Liverpool with nine matches remaining