Watford extended their superb start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Hornets midfielder Etienne Capoue could consider himself fortunate to escape with only a yellow for an early foul on Wilfried Zaha.
And that proved a crucial moment as Capoue created Roberto Pereyra’s third goal of the season to put Watford ahead.
Jose Holebas’s miscued cross found its way into the net to double Watford’s lead.
Zaha got one back for Palace in the closing stages, but it came too late to stop Watford securing their third successive league victory.
Capoue appeared to deliberately rake the Achilles of Zaha in just the fourth minute under the nose of referee Anthony Taylor, who only gave a yellow card.
The Palace forward, who had been booked on his previous two trips to Vicarage Road, was shown a yellow card almost immediately after for a challenge on…
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