Crystal Palace v Aston Villa, 16 May 2021
| Score | 3-2 to Crystal Palace |
| Referee | David Coote |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Selhurst Park |
View Crystal Palace v Aston Villa head to head
Kick-off: 12.00pm
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 18
Crystal Palace won: 7
Drawn: 5
Aston Villa won: 6
Crystal Palace scored: 15
Aston Villa scored: 19
Aston Villa scored more than one goal in a league game at Selhurst Park for the first time since 14 December 1968 when Dick Edwards and Lionel Martin scored in a 4-2 defeat in League Division Two.
3 Crystal Palace
Manager: Roy Hodgson
Goals:
| Christian Benteke | 32 |
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| Wilfried Zaha | 76 |
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| Tyrick Mitchell | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jack Butland
Defender
Gary Cahill
Defender
Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder
Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder
Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder
James McCarthy
Midfielder
Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward
Wilfried Zaha
Forward
Christian Benteke
Substitutions:
| James Tomkins for James McCarthy | 73 |
Cards:
| Joel Ward | 74 | Y |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | 82 | Y |
| Wilfried Zaha | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vicente Guaita
Goalkeeper
Wayne Hennessey
Defender
Scott Dann
Defender
Martin Kelly
Defender
Jaïro Riedewald
Defender
James Tomkins
Forward
Jordan Ayew
Forward
Michy Batshuayi
Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Comments:
League position: 13th Crystal Palace scored three or more goals for the first time in their last 25 games in the Premier League. Christian Benteke had now scored in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2016. Aged 21 years and 257 days, Tyrick Mitchell became Palace’s youngest scorer in a game in the Premier League since Clinton Morrison against Sheffield Wednesday on 10 May 1998 (18 years and 361 days).2 Aston Villa
Manager: Dean Smith
Goals:
| John McGinn | 17 |
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| Anwar El Ghazi | 34 |
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Starting lineup:
Emiliano Martínez
Goalkeeper
Kortney Hause
Defender
Matt Targett
Defender
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder
Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder
John McGinn
Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder
Bertrand Traoré
Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jack Grealish for Bertrand Traoré | 64 |
| Keinan Davis for Jacob Ramsey | 86 |
| Wesley for Anwar El Ghazi | 88 |
Cards:
| John McGinn | 50 | Y |
| Kortney Hause | 86 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jed Steer
Defender
Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor
Midfielder
Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward
Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba
Forward
Keinan Davis
Forward
Wesley