Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, 26 December 2020

Score3-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park

View Aston Villa v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Aston Villa won: 6 Drawn: 5 Crystal Palace won: 6 Aston Villa scored: 17 Crystal Palace scored: 12 This was Aston Villa's biggest win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League since 5 September 1992 (also 3-0).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 5 G
Kortney Hause 66 G
Anwar El Ghazi 76 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Ezri Konsa for Bertrand Traoré 45
Ahmed Elmohamady for Anwar El Ghazi 86
Jacob Ramsey for Douglas Luiz 90

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for Luka Milivojević 69
Michy Batshuayi for James McArthur 75
Andros Townsend for Jeffrey Schlupp 82

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 39 Y
Jack Grealish 45 Y
Tyrone Mings 45 Y
Tyrone Mings 45 R

Cards:

Wilfried Zaha 39 Y
Luka Milivojević 56 Y
Joel Ward 68 Y
Eberechi Eze 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 6th Aston Villa had now kept clean sheets in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2010. Villa had now had four players sent-off in games in the Premier League played on a Boxing Day; more than any other team in the competition's history (also Andy Townsend in 1994, Michael Oakes in 1998 and Zat Knight in 2007). This was manager Dean Smith’s 100th game in charge of Villa in all competitions (won 43, lost 37).

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now lost 14 of their last 23 games in the Premier League (won five). Palace had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2017. The Eagles had now scored two goals in their last four games in the Premier League (conceded 12).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 5 G
Kortney Hause 66 G
Anwar El Ghazi 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Ezri Konsa for Bertrand Traoré 45
Ahmed Elmohamady for Anwar El Ghazi 86
Jacob Ramsey for Douglas Luiz 90

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 39 Y
Jack Grealish 45 Y
Tyrone Mings 45 Y
Tyrone Mings 45 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 6th Aston Villa had now kept clean sheets in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2010. Villa had now had four players sent-off in games in the Premier League played on a Boxing Day; more than any other team in the competition's history (also Andy Townsend in 1994, Michael Oakes in 1998 and Zat Knight in 2007). This was manager Dean Smith’s 100th game in charge of Villa in all competitions (won 43, lost 37).

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for Luka Milivojević 69
Michy Batshuayi for James McArthur 75
Andros Townsend for Jeffrey Schlupp 82

Cards:

Wilfried Zaha 39 Y
Luka Milivojević 56 Y
Joel Ward 68 Y
Eberechi Eze 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now lost 14 of their last 23 games in the Premier League (won five). Palace had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2017. The Eagles had now scored two goals in their last four games in the Premier League (conceded 12).