Crystal Palace and Watford played out a goalless draw at Vicarage Road.
Not a single shot was hit on target during the opening period for only the second time in a Premier League game this season.
Palace midfielder James McCarthur scuffed an Andros Townsend cross well wide in the half’s best effort.
While Wilfried Zaha was bizarrely given a yellow card by referee Martin Atkinson after Christian Kabasele stuck his leg out to trip the Eagles forward.
Watford’s Gerard Deulofeu fizzed a shot just past the post after the break, while Jordan Ayew stayed on his feet under a challenge in the box from Adam Masina to blast over for the Eagles.
A goal-saving challenge from Gary Cahill and brave block by Vincente Guaita at the feet of Ismaila Sarr in stoppage time kept it at 0-0 and a third straight clean sheet for Palace.
Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Cahill, Tomkins, Schlupp (Riedewald 45), McArthur, Kouyate (McCarthy 83), Milivojevic, Townsend (Benteke 73), Zaha, Ayew.
Not used: Hennessey, Dann, Camarasa, Wickham.
Watford: Foster, Kabasele, Femenía, Cathcart, Masina, Sarr, Doucouré (Chalobah), Capoue, Pereya (Gray 77), Deulofeu, Deeney.
Not used: Gomes, Mariappa, Foulquier, Success, Hughes.
