English Premier League

C Palace vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 90'+5': Marc Guehi
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  • 15': Matt Targett
  • 86': John McGinn

Aston Villa edge past Crystal Palace to continue winning run under Steven Gerrard

Aston Villa continued their resurgence under new boss Steven Gerrard with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 15': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Aston Villa 1. Matt Targett (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Luka Milivojevic.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 72': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  • 73': VAR Decision: No Red Card Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 74': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ashley Young.
  • 86': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 87': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Michael Olise.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 2. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté with a cross following a set piece situation.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,203

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
63.3 Possession 36.7
8 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
501 Accurate Passes 270
577 Passes 340
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
30 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.6
64 Long Balls 46
45 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 18
20 Tackles 24
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 6
6 Effective Clearances 25
6 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

CRY Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Vicente Guaita (GK)
6 Marc Guehi
5 James Tomkins
3 Tyrick Mitchell
2 Joel Ward Yellow Card
23 Conor Gallagher
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
4 Luka Milivojevic Yellow Card
20 Christian Benteke
11 Wilfried Zaha Yellow Card
7 Michael Olise

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
19 Marvelous Nakamba Yellow Card
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
18 Ashley Young
31 Leon Bailey

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