English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2015
Aston Villa DDDWL 1
–
Crystal Palace WDLWL 2
1st2ndT
AVL011
CRY022
Selhurst Park · 25,295 att.

Match Report

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Bakary Sako nets on debut to give Crystal Palace win over Aston Villa

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
50.1
Possession
49.9
11
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
283
Accurate Passes
283
363
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
21
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
56
38
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
15
24
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Alex McCarthyG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 23Pape SouaréLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 42Jason PuncheonAM
  7. 7Yohan CabayeLM
  8. 18James McArthurRM
  9. 17Glenn MurrayF
  10. 26Bakary SakoAM-L
  11. 11Wilfried ZahaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Mile JedinakSUB
  2. 16Dwight GayleSUB
  3. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  4. 8Patrick BamfordSUB
  5. 22Jordon MutchSUB
  6. 14Lee Chung-YongSUB
  7. 34Martin KellySUB

AVL · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 4Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 23Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorM
  7. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  8. 40Jack GrealishAM
  9. 15Ashley WestwoodLM
  10. 8Idrissa GueyeRM
  11. 39Rudy GestedeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Adama Traoré
  2. 21Alan Hutton
  3. 17Jordan Veretout
  4. 2Nathan Baker
  5. 19Jordan Ayew
  6. 31Mark Bunn
  7. 9Scott Sinclair

Timeline

  1. 18' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordon Mutch replaces Glenn Murray.
  3. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight Gayle replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  4. 50' Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Carlos Sánchez.
  7. 71' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
  8. 77' Own Goal by Pape Souaré, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 1.
  9. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Mile Jedinak replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  10. 84' Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 86' Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 87' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 1. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Dann.
  13. 90' Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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