Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 6': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 6': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 10': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 11': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 11': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 12': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 13': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 19': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 19': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 23': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
- 26': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 27': VAR Decision: No Goal Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa.
- 29': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 30': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 30': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 31': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 32': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 32': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 36': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 36': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 39': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 42': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 43': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 45'+2': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 46': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 46': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
- 51': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 51': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 52': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 54': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 56': VAR Decision: Penalty Crystal Palace.
- 58': Penalty saved! Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 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.
- 59': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 62': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 65': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 65': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Leon Bailey.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 70': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 70': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 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.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces John McGinn.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 73': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 75': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 77': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 77': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
- 77': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Wilfried Zaha.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 84': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 84': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 85': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 87': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a set piece situation.
- 90': Attempt saved. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 90'+1': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chris Richards replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 90'+4': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 22,012
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 22,012
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp  |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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