C Palace vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

Crystal Palace

90'+5': Marc Guéhi

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Aston Villa

15': Matt Targett
86': John McGinn

Gerrard gets better of Vieira in battle of EPL greats

— Steven Gerrard got the better of Patrick Vieira in the battle of the English Premier League greats-turned-managers as goals from Matt Targett and John McGinn secured a 2-1 win for Aston Villa at Crystal Palace 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
+35	Arsenal	28	61	3
+31	Manchester City	27	56	5
+10	Aston Villa	27	51	6
+17	Chelsea	27	45	6

Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Will Hughes, Jack Butland, Jairo Riedewald, Jordan Ayew, Odsonne Édouard, Jeff Schlupp, Eberechi Eze, Martin Kelly, Nathaniel Clyne.

Aston Villa (4-3-3)

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