Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
62': Cheick DoucouréAston Villa wins on own goal, Crystal Palace winless in 2023
— A first-half own goal handed Aston Villa a 1-0 victory and kept Crystal Palace winless in 2023 in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 2': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
- 3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 4': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 7': VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 0-0 Crystal Palace.
- 10': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 11': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 12': Offside, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
- 16': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 16': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 19': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 19': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Tyrick Mitchell is caught offside.
- 23': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 25': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 26': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 26': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Own Goal by Joachim Andersen, Crystal Palace. Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 31': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 31': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew tries a through ball, but Tyrick Mitchell is caught offside.
- 34': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 35': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 38': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 40': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 47': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 50': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 50': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 54': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Boubacar Kamara because of an injury.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
- 62': Second yellow card to Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) for a bad foul.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 66': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Michael Olise.
- 68': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 69': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 69': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
- 71': Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
- 71': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 72': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 74': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
- 75': Offside, Crystal Palace. Albert Sambi Lokonga tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 80': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 80': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 81': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 81': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 87': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 87': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 89': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+2': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
 CRY |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 305 | Accurate Passes | 462 |
| 364 | Passes | 526 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 7 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,893
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,893
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno  |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
| 8 | Albert Sambi Lokonga |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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