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

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

August 22, 2022

LONDON. Crystal Palace succeeded in reverse the score against Aston Villa. It was Aston Villa to score first with a goal from O. Watkins. Nonetheless, later Crystal Palace found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with W. Zaha (7′), W. Zaha (58′) and J. Mateta (71′).

W. Zaha missed a penalty (58′) for Crystal Palace.

The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley who was helped by Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.

Match Statistics

Crystal Palace

3 - 1

Aston Villa

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

18 Total 14
10 On Target 4
8 Off Target 10
1 Shots blocked 0

92 Attack 104
51 Dangerous attack 41
58 Ball safe 55

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

16 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Crystal Palace was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crystal Palace was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crystal Palace won the match.

Crystal Palace shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (W. Zaha and J. Schlupp). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (J. McGinn).

Match Timeline

Ollie Watkins(goal)L. Bailey

Jeffrey Schlupp(var)

26'

36'

John McGinn- Yellow

39'

Marc Guéhi (var)

56'

58'

66'

Jean-Philippe Mateta- sub ->Odsonne Edouard

70'

Michael Olise- sub ->Jordan Ayew

70'

Jean-Philippe Mateta(goal)T. Mitchell

71'

73'

Douglas Luiz- sub ->John McGinn

Jeffrey Schlupp- Yellow

75'

Will Hughes- sub ->Jeffrey Schlupp

82'

Chris Richards- sub ->E. Eze

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Crystal Palace has 4 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa stays with 3 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-4 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace

Vicente Guaita 13.Spain

7.1

Joel Ward 2.England

7.1

Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark

6.9

Marc Guéhi 6.England

6.7

T. Mitchell 3.England

7.1

Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana

82'

75'

Eberechi Eze 10.England

7.8

90'

Cheick Doucouré 28.Mali

6.6

Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana

70'

Wilfried Zaha 11.Ivory Coast

82'

39'

7', 58'

Odsonne Edouard 22.France

70'

Substitutes

Sam Johnstone 21.England

Joseph Whitworth 41.England

Chris Richards 26.United States

90'

Nathaniel Clyne 17.England

L. Milivojević 4.Serbia

82'

Will Hughes 19.England

82'

Malcolm Ebiowei 23.England

Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France

70'

71'

Michael Olise 7.France

70'

Crystal Palace adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita (7.1), Joel Ward (7.1), Joachim Andersen (6.9), Marc Guéhi (6.7), Tyrick Mitchell (7.1), Jeffrey Schlupp (5.9), Cheick Doucouré (6.6), Eberechi Eze (7.8), Jordan Ayew (6.8), Odsonne Édouard (6.8) and Wilfried Zaha (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Chris Richards, Sam Johnstone, Luka Milivojević (6.6), Jean-Philippe Mateta (7.3), Michael Olise (6.4), Will Hughes (6.6), Nathaniel Clyne, Malcolm Ebiowei and Joseph Whitworth.

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 5 changes: O. Edouard for J. Mateta (70′), J. Ayew for M. Olise (70′), W. Zaha for W. Hughes (82′), J. Schlupp for L. Milivojevic (82′) and E. Eze for C. Richards (90′).

Best player: Wilfried Zaha

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Wilfried Zaha.

His rating is (8.0) with 2 goals, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.9

Lucas Digne 27.France

6.2

Tyrone Mings 5.England

6.6

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.0

Matty Cash 2.Poland

6.2

John McGinn 7.Scotland

73'

36'

Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina

73'

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

7.4

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

6.3

Ollie Watkins 11.England

7.4

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

66'

Substitutes

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

Ludwig Augustinsson 17.Sweden

Ashley Young 18.England

Calum Chambers 16.England

Marvelous Nakamba 19.Zimbabwe

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

73'

Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil

73'

Danny Ings 9.England

66'

Cameron Archer 35.England

Also Aston Villa adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.9), Matty Cash (6.2), Ezri Konsa (7.0), Tyrone Mings (6.6), Lucas Digne (6.2), John McGinn (6.1), Boubacar Kamara (7.4), Jacob Ramsey (6.3), Leon Bailey (7.1), Ollie Watkins (7.4) and Emiliano Buendía (7.1).

They had on the bench: Marvelous Nakamba, Ludwig Augustinsson, Douglas Luiz (7.3), Philippe Coutinho (7.0), Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Danny Ings (6.7), Robin Olsen and Cameron Archer.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: L. Bailey for D. Ings (66′), E. Buendia for Coutinho (73′) and J. McGinn for Douglas Luiz (73′).

Best player: Emiliano Martínez

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez. His rating is 7.85. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.