English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 26, 2020
Crystal Palace LWDDL 0
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Aston Villa LLWDW 3
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Villa Park

Match Report

Villa beats Palace 3-0 in EPL despite Mings' sending-off

— Aston Villa belied the sending-off of Tyrone Mings to beat Crystal Palace 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, with striker Ollie Watkins playing a part in all of the goals.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
18
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
6
61.4
Possession
38.6
13
SHOTS
20
6
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
214
475
Passes
298
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
7
27
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.4
43
Long Balls
66
11
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
12
11
Effective Clearances
26
11
Clearances
26

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 30Kortney HauseCD-R
  4. 18Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Jack GrealishAM
  7. 7John McGinnLM
  8. 6Douglas LuizRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 21Anwar El GhaziAM-L
  11. 15Bertrand TraoréAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Ahmed ElmohamadySUB
  2. 4Ezri KonsaSUB
  3. 24Frédéric GuilbertSUB
  4. 19Marvelous NakambaSUB
  5. 3Neil TaylorSUB
  6. 14Conor HourihaneSUB
  7. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  8. 1Tom HeatonSUB
  9. 39Keinan DavisSUB

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 6Scott DannCD-L
  3. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 18James McArthurCM-L
  7. 4Luka MilivojevicCM-R
  8. 25Eberechi EzeLM
  9. 15Jeff SchluppRM
  10. 20Christian BentekeCF-L
  11. 11Wilfried ZahaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  2. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  3. 22James McCarthySUB
  4. 5James TomkinsSUB
  5. 10Andros TownsendSUB
  6. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  7. 27Tyrick MitchellSUB
  8. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  9. 1Jack ButlandSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 25' VAR Decision: No Penalty Crystal Palace.
  3. 39' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 39' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Second yellow card to Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+1' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+3' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  8. 56' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Crystal Palace 0. Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  10. 68' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Luka Milivojevic.
  12. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michy Batshuayi replaces James McArthur.
  13. 76' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Crystal Palace 0. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
  14. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  15. 83' Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Douglas Luiz.

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