Aston Villa conquers Crystal Palace 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa found a way to reverse the scoreline against Crystal Palace.

September 17, 2023

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BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa was able to reverse the scoreline against Crystal Palace. It was Crystal Palace to score first with a goal from Odsonne Édouard. Notwithstanding, later Aston Villa found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jhon Durán (87′), Douglas Luiz (90′) and Leon Bailey (90′). Aston Villa was much better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.03 degrees Celsius or 71.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Aston Villa

3 - 1

Crystal Palace

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

16 Total 6
5 On Target 3
6 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 1

128 Attack 99
79 Dangerous attack 45
70 Ball safe 60

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2

Fouls

12 Total 8
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 68% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.

Aston Villa shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 5 yellow cards (Jhon Durán, Nicolò Zaniolo, Jhon Durán, Matty Cash and John McGinn). On the other side, Crystal Palace received 4 yellow cards (, Joel Ward, Eberechi Eze and Will Hughes).

Match Timeline

17'

Eberechi Eze- Yellow

John McGinn- Yellow

17'

25'

Jean-Philippe Mateta- sub ->Jordan Ayew

Ollie Watkins(VAR)

90'

Nicolò Zaniolo- Yellow

45'

47'

Odsonne Edouard(goal)Jean-Philippe Mateta

53'

Will Hughes- Yellow

Leon Bailey- sub ->Nicolò Zaniolo

57'

Youri Tielemans- sub ->Boubacar Kamara

58'

Jhon Durán- sub ->John McGinn

71'

Matty Cash- Yellow

86'

Jhon Durán(goal)Lucas Digne

87'

90'

Naouirou Ahamada- sub ->Odsonne Édouard

Douglas Luiz(penalty)

90'

Leon Bailey(goal)Moussa Diaby

90'

Joel Ward - Yellow

90'

Jesuran Rak-Sakyi- sub ->Cheick Doucouré

Moussa Diaby(VAR)

35'

Jhon Durán- Yellow

90'

Jhon Durán- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Aston Villa will have 9 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Crystal Palace will stay with 7 points like Fulham to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host West Ham United on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Crystal Palace will play away agasint Newcastle United on the 21st of October with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.0

Pau Torres 14.Spain

7.7

Matty Cash 2.Poland

7.0

86'

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.7

Lucas Digne 12.France

7.5

Moussa Diaby 19.France

7.3

Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy

6.4

57'

45'

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

6.7

58'

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

8.4

90'

John McGinn 7.Scotland

6.4

71'

17'

Ollie Watkins 11.England

7.9

90'

Substitutes

Filip Marschall 42.England

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

C. Lenglet 17.France

Álex Moreno 15.Spain

Calum Chambers 16.England

Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium

90'

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

7.5

57'

90'

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

6.8

58'

Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

7.7

71'

90'

87'

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 (7.0), Matty Cash (7.0), Ezri Konsa (7.7), Pau Torres (7.7), Lucas Digne (7.5), Boubacar Kamara (6.7), Douglas Luiz (8.4), John McGinn (6.4), Moussa Diaby (7.3), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.4) and Ollie Watkins (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Filip Marschall, Leander Dendoncker, Clément Lenglet, Álex Moreno, Jhon Durán (7.7), Leon Bailey (7.5), Calum Chambers, Youri Tielemans (6.8) and Robin Olsen.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: Nicolò Zaniolo for Leon Bailey (57′), Boubacar Kamara for Youri Tielemans (58′), John McGinn for Jhon Durán (71′) and Ollie Watkins for Leander Dendoncker (90′).

Best player: Douglas Luiz

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Douglas Luiz.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 62 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace

Sam Johnstone 1.England

6.4

Joel Ward 2.England

6.1

90'

T. Mitchell 3.England

6.4

Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark

6.8

Chris Richards 26.United States

6.6

Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana

6.4

25'

Eberechi Eze 10.England

7.0

17'

Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana

6.7

Cheick Doucouré 28.Mali

8.1

90'

Will Hughes 19.England

7.3

53'

Odsonne Edouard 22.France

7.7

90'

47'

Substitutes

Dean Henderson 30.England

Remi Matthews 31.England

Rob Holding 4.England

Nathaniel Clyne 17.England

Jaïro Riedewald 44.Netherlands

Malcolm Ebiowei 23.England

Naouirou Ahamada 29.France

6.3

90'

Jesuran Rak-Sakyi 49.England

90'

Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France

6.4

25'

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

Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone (6.4), Joel Ward (6.1), Joachim Andersen (6.8), Chris Richards (6.6), Tyrick Mitchell (6.4), Cheick Doucouré (8.1), Will Hughes (7.3), Jordan Ayew (6.4), Eberechi Eze (7.0), Jeffrey Schlupp (6.7) and Odsonne Édouard (7.7).

They had on the bench: Rob Holding, Jaïro Riedewald, Malcolm Ebiowei, Naouirou Ahamada (6.3), Dean Henderson, Remi Matthews, Nathaniel Clyne, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.4).

Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of Jean-Philippe Mateta (injured) and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (injured).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 3 changes: Jordan Ayew for Jean-Philippe Mateta (25′), Odsonne Édouard for Naouirou Ahamada (90′) and Cheick Doucouré for Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (90′).