Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, 12 July 2020

Score2-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Kick-off: 2.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Crystal Palace won: 5 Drawn: 5 Crystal Palace won: 6 Aston Villa scored: 14 Crystal Palace scored: 12 Aston Villa had now won four of their eight home games in the Premier League against Crystal Palace (lost one).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Trézéguet 45 G
Trézéguet 59 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Mbwana Samatta

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Matt Targett for Neil Taylor 37
Keinan Davis for Mbwana Samatta 80
Marvelous Nakamba for Conor Hourihane 80
Anwar El Ghazi for Trézéguet 88

Substitutions:

James McCarthy for James McArthur 46
Jaïro Riedewald for Cheikhou Kouyaté 65
Andros Townsend for Jordan Ayew 65
Max Meyer for Luka Milivojević 75

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 27 Y
Douglas Luiz 90 Y

Cards:

Mamadou Sakho 27 Y
Wilfried Zaha 27 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 54 Y
Luka Milivojević 67 Y
Christian Benteke 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jota
Midfielder Henri Lansbury
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Sam Woods
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Max Meyer
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Brandon Pierrick

Comments:

League position: 19th With their first win in their last 11 games in the Premier League, Aston Villa ended the longest current run without a win in the division (lost eight). Trézéguet became the second player to score two goals in a game for Villa in this Premier League season after Wesley in the 5-1 win at Norwich City on 5 October 2019. 37 year-old goalkeeper Pepe Reina kept his first clean sheet in a game in the Premier League since playing for Liverpool against Queens Park Rangers on 19 May 2013. Kortney Hause was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Ahmed Elmohamady was promoted to the starting XI with Jed Steer taking his place on the bench. Aston Villa were awarded a penalty after 47 minutes for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 14th Crystal Palace had now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2017. This was the Eagles' first defeat in their last 14 games in the Premier League against a team in the bottom three (won eight). Palace had now failed to score in the first-half in 26 of their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Mamadou Sakho scored after seven minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Trézéguet 45 G
Trézéguet 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Mbwana Samatta

Substitutions:

Matt Targett for Neil Taylor 37
Keinan Davis for Mbwana Samatta 80
Marvelous Nakamba for Conor Hourihane 80
Anwar El Ghazi for Trézéguet 88

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 27 Y
Douglas Luiz 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jota
Midfielder Henri Lansbury
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 19th With their first win in their last 11 games in the Premier League, Aston Villa ended the longest current run without a win in the division (lost eight). Trézéguet became the second player to score two goals in a game for Villa in this Premier League season after Wesley in the 5-1 win at Norwich City on 5 October 2019. 37 year-old goalkeeper Pepe Reina kept his first clean sheet in a game in the Premier League since playing for Liverpool against Queens Park Rangers on 19 May 2013. Kortney Hause was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Ahmed Elmohamady was promoted to the starting XI with Jed Steer taking his place on the bench. Aston Villa were awarded a penalty after 47 minutes for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

James McCarthy for James McArthur 46
Jaïro Riedewald for Cheikhou Kouyaté 65
Andros Townsend for Jordan Ayew 65
Max Meyer for Luka Milivojević 75

Cards:

Mamadou Sakho 27 Y
Wilfried Zaha 27 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 54 Y
Luka Milivojević 67 Y
Christian Benteke 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Sam Woods
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Max Meyer
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Brandon Pierrick

Comments:

League position: 14th Crystal Palace had now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2017. This was the Eagles' first defeat in their last 14 games in the Premier League against a team in the bottom three (won eight). Palace had now failed to score in the first-half in 26 of their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Mamadou Sakho scored after seven minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.