English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 20, 2022
Aston Villa WDWLW 1
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Crystal Palace DWWLD 3
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AVL101
CRY123
Selhurst Park · 22,012 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 13Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 16Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 3Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 28Cheick DoucouréCM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeLM
  8. 15Jeff SchluppRM
  9. 22Odsonne ÉdouardF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 9Jordan AyewRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Michael OliseSUB
  2. 41Joseph WhitworthSUB
  3. 26Chris RichardsSUB
  4. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaSUB
  5. 23Malcolm EbioweiSUB
  6. 19Will HughesSUB
  7. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  8. 4Luka MilivojevicSUB
  9. 21Sam JohnstoneSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 27Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 44Boubacar KamaraCM
  7. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaLF
  11. 31Leon BaileyRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Philippe CoutinhoSUB
  2. 9Danny IngsSUB
  3. 6Douglas LuizSUB
  4. 35Cameron ArcherSUB
  5. 16Calum ChambersSUB
  6. 17Ludwig AugustinssonSUB
  7. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  8. 19Marvelous NakambaSUB
  9. 18Ashley YoungSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 36' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Penalty saved! Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  6. 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.
  7. 66' Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Leon Bailey.
  8. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  9. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
  10. 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.
  11. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces John McGinn.
  12. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  13. 75' Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  15. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chris Richards replaces Eberechi Eze.

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