English Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa, 2019-20 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 73': Jordan Ayew
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1 - 0
  • Red Card 54': Trézéguet

Villa boss furious after late equaliser disallowed

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith criticised the failure of VAR to overturn a decision to deny his side a late equaliser in the 1-0 defeat to Palace.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Wesley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jota.
  • 5': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
  • 5': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 9': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
  • 9': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
  • 9': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 11': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
  • 14': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
  • 14': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 17': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 17': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 20': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 20': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 23': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
  • 25': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Foul by Jota (Aston Villa).
  • 27': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 28': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
  • 28': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
  • 31': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp tries a through ball, but Luka Milivojevic is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 33': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
  • 35': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jota.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
  • 40': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 41': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tom Heaton.
  • 42': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jota.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tom Heaton.
  • 43': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 46': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
  • 46': Jota (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Ward with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  • 53': Foul by Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace).
  • 53': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 54': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Second yellow card to Trézéguet (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
  • 56': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  • 58': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
  • 58': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Jota.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
  • 60': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 61': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
  • 64': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
  • 65': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 67': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
  • 67': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Wesley (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 71': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
  • 71': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 72': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 72': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 74': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
  • 74': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 76': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Mamadou Sakho replaces Martin Kelly because of an injury.
  • 81': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joel Ward.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John McGinn following a corner.
  • 83': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
  • 84': Foul by Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace).
  • 84': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Wesley.
  • 86': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
  • 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
  • 88': Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
  • 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 13
4 Saves 2
47.2 Possession 52.8
10 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
315 Accurate Passes 343
379 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 10
14 Crosses 30
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 41
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 7
30 Effective Clearances 21
30 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,248

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 37 +43 82
2 Manchester City 36 +43 77
3 Manchester United 37 +16 68
4 Aston Villa 37 +6 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

CRY Crystal Palace (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Vicente Guaita (GK)
24 Gary Cahill
34 Martin Kelly
3 Patrick van Aanholt
2 Joel Ward
4 Luka Milivojevic Yellow Card
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté Yellow Card
18 James McArthur
9 Jordan Ayew
15 Jeff Schlupp
11 Wilfried Zaha

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tom Heaton (GK)
40 Tyrone Mings
22 Björn Engels
3 Neil Taylor Yellow Card
24 Frédéric Guilbert Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
10 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
7 John McGinn
9 Wesley
17 Trézéguet Yellow Card
23 Jota

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