English Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 7': Wilfried Zaha
  • 58': Wilfried Zaha
  • 71': Jean-Philippe Mateta
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3 - 1
  • 5': Ollie Watkins

Wilfried Zaha bags double as Crystal Palace overcome Aston Villa

Two goals from Wilfried Zaha and a late strike by Jean-Philippe Mateta helped Crystal Palace come from behind and defeat Aston Villa 3-1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a headed pass.
  • 7': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard following a fast break.
  • 36': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 1.
  • 58': Penalty saved! Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 71': Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces John McGinn.
  • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 75': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  • 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chris Richards replaces Eberechi Eze.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 22,012

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 Manchester City 32 73 3
+49 Arsenal 32 71 5
+41 Liverpool 32 71 3
+19 Aston Villa 33 63 8
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Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 4
49.2 Possession 50.8
13 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
348 Accurate Passes 378
428 Passes 448
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.4
66 Long Balls 52
33 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 9
26 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 3
8 Effective Clearances 11
8 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

CRY Crystal Palace (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Vicente Guaita (GK)
6 Marc Guehi
16 Joachim Andersen
3 Tyrick Mitchell
2 Joel Ward
28 Cheick Doucouré
10 Eberechi Eze
15 Jeff Schlupp Yellow Card
22 Odsonne Édouard
11 Wilfried Zaha
9 Jordan Ayew

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
27 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
44 Boubacar Kamara
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn Yellow Card
11 Ollie Watkins
10 Emiliano Buendía
31 Leon Bailey

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