Crystal Palace v Aston Villa, 16 May 2021

Score3-2 to Crystal Palace
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
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

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Christian Benteke 32 G
Wilfried Zaha 76 G
Tyrick Mitchell 84 G

Goals:

John McGinn 17 G
Anwar El Ghazi 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

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:

James Tomkins for James McCarthy 73

Substitutions:

Jack Grealish for Bertrand Traoré 64
Keinan Davis for Jacob Ramsey 86
Wesley for Anwar El Ghazi 88

Cards:

Joel Ward 74 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 82 Y
Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

Cards:

John McGinn 50 Y
Kortney Hause 86 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

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis
Forward Wesley

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).

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa had now dropped 19 points from winning positions so far in 2021; more than any other team currently in the Premier League. Villa had now conceded two or more goals in five of their last seven games in the Premier League. Anwar El Ghazi had now scored ten or more goals in all competitions in a season for the first time since 2015-16 when playing for Ajax.

3 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Christian Benteke 32 G
Wilfried Zaha 76 G
Tyrick Mitchell 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

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

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 G
Anwar El Ghazi 34 G

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 Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis
Forward Wesley

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa had now dropped 19 points from winning positions so far in 2021; more than any other team currently in the Premier League. Villa had now conceded two or more goals in five of their last seven games in the Premier League. Anwar El Ghazi had now scored ten or more goals in all competitions in a season for the first time since 2015-16 when playing for Ajax.