Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford: Roy Hodgson's men stage late fightback as subs Bakary Sako and James McArthur cancel out Daryl Janmaat's header to earn three vital points after Tom Cleverley sees red

Daily Mail | December 13, 2017

How did that happen? Watford manager Marco Silva will demand answers from his players after this epic capitulation.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson, though, will not care a jot about how Tuesday night’s unbelievable sequence of events unfolded.

All he cares about is that Palace — at least until Wednesday night’s Premier League games — are out of the bottom three for the first time this season.

Crystal Palace substitute James McArthur struck a winner in the dying moments to send the home support into raptures

The Palace midfielder ran into the box and slotted past a hapless Heurelho Gomes into the corner of the net

Watford defender Daryl Janmaat ghosted into the box and headed home from inside the box to score the opening goal

Janmaat celebrated after netting the opener with just three minutes on the clock at Selhurst Park with his team-mates

But Bakary Sako came off the Palace bench to equalise for Roy Hodgson's men two minutes before the final whistle

Watford were reduced to 10 men in the second half after referee Lee Mason sent off Tom Cleverley for two yellow cards

James McArthur scored a winner at the death to send the Crystal Palace fans into pandemonium as it wrapped up the three points. CLICK HERE to see more from our brilliant MATCHZONE feature. — James McArthur scored a winner at the death to send the Crystal Palace fans into pandemonium as it wrapped up the three points.