English Premier League

FT Saturday, November 27, 2021
Aston Villa LLLLW 2
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Crystal Palace DDWWD 1
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AVL112
CRY011
Selhurst Park · 25,203 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 3Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 23Conor GallagherAM
  7. 8Cheikhou KouyatéLM
  8. 4Luka MilivojevicRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaAM-L
  11. 7Michael OliseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Will HughesSUB
  2. 1Jack ButlandSUB
  3. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  4. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  5. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  6. 15Jeff SchluppSUB
  7. 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  8. 34Martin KellySUB
  9. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 3Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 19Marvelous NakambaCM
  7. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 18Ashley YoungLF
  11. 31Leon BaileyRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Carney ChukwuemekaSUB
  2. 30Kortney HauseSUB
  3. 21Anwar El GhaziSUB
  4. 6Douglas LuizSUB
  5. 8Morgan SansonSUB
  6. 16Axel TuanzebeSUB
  7. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  8. 20Danny IngsSUB
  9. 12Jed SteerSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 29' Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 44' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Luka Milivojevic.
  8. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  9. 72' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  10. 73' VAR Decision: No Red Card Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  11. 74' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Leon Bailey.
  13. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ashley Young.
  14. 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.
  15. 87' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Michael Olise.
  16. 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.

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