BODYMOOR HEATH. Aston Villa overcomes Crystal Palace 1-0 after J. Andersen scored an own goal 27min. Aston Villa capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

C. Doucouré received a red card (62′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Crystal Palace lost the match.

The match was played at the Bodymoor Heath Training Ground stadium in Bodymoor Heath on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the collaboration of Edward Smart and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 58% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match​.

Aston Villa shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Álex Moreno and Douglas Luiz). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 5 yellow cards (C. Doucouré, E. Eze, Naouirou Ahamada, Wilfried Zaha and Wilfried Zaha).

Also, Crystal Palace didn’t finish the match with 11 players after C. Doucouré (Crystal Palace) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (62′).

Standings

After playing this match, Aston Villa will have 34 points like Chelsea to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Crystal Palace will stay with 27 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.8), Matty Cash (7.1), Ezri Konsa (7.1), Tyrone Mings (7.1), Álex Moreno (6.1), Douglas Luiz (6.5), Boubacar Kamara (6.5), John McGinn (6.8), Emiliano Buendía (6.3), Jacob Ramsey (6.5) and Ollie Watkins (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Viljami Sinisalo, Ashley Young, Robin Olsen, Bertrand Traoré, Leon Bailey (6.9), Jhon Durán (6.5), Lucas Digne (6.6) and Calum Chambers (6.6).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: B. Kamara for Calum Chambers (60′), J. Ramsey for Leon Bailey (69′), Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (70′) and O. Watkins for Jhon Durán (85′).

Best player: Matty Cash​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Matty Cash even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.1) with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Also Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita (6.1), Nathaniel Clyne (6.8), Joachim Andersen (6.2), Marc Guéhi (6.4), Tyrick Mitchell (6.8), Cheick Doucouré (5.8), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.2), Jordan Ayew (6.8), Michael Olise (6.8), Eberechi Eze (6.1) and Wilfried Zaha (6.6).

They had on the bench: Joel Ward, Will Hughes (6.8), Joe Whitworth, James McArthur (6.1), Chris Richards, Odsonne Édouard, Luka Milivojević, Naouirou Ahamada (6.8) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.5).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 4 changes: M. Olise for Jean-Philippe Mateta (67′), E. Eze for Will Hughes (75′), Jordan Ayew for Naouirou Ahamada (76′) and Albert Sambi Lokonga for James McArthur (81′).

Best player: Albert Sambi Lokonga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Albert Sambi Lokonga.

His rating is (7.2) with 39 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
• Southampton – Leicester City – 1-0
• Manchester City – Newcastle United – 2-0
• Chelsea – Leeds United – 1-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 4-0
• Aston Villa – Crystal Palace – 1-0
• Arsenal – AFC Bournemouth – 3-2