Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have announced their starting lineups ahead of this afternoon's Premier League fixture at Villa Park.

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“As a football club we have four good centre-backs, and when you look at Tonks [James Tomkins] or Chris [Richards], every time that they played, they did really well for the team, and this is what I want as a manager: to have those kinds of options. “We just need to keep working hard and to keep pushing, and we just need that little bit of luck. We only lost once, but we didn’t win any games, so outside of those numbers, it’s about the performances of the team in and out of possession. I expect more from some players in the squad to perform at a better level. Jean-Philippe Mateta dutifully added a third late on and the Eagles could not be caught. Regarding the remained of the campaign, Ayew feels his side want: “To finish as high as possible. we should have won that game, but were unlucky – it’s part of the game. Looking ahead to Saturday, Ayew continued: “We’ve been playing really well in the last three games. If you win the next two it looks quite good, so I think we need to stay positive and be positive. “We know which kind of team we are going to face. “They have had mixed results but you can see their players, the way they play under the new manager is positive, so I expect a tough game. He swipes at the volley and it’s blocked behind for a corner.

Ollie Watkins could equal Andy Gray's 46-year record later should the striker score for the sixth match running. The 27-year-old was nominated for the ...

Still 1-0 to Villa but you do feel that they need that second to kill the game. The manger was trying to get myself, Emi Buendia and Jacob Ramsey into those spaces and use the full-backs. After that we had a decent first-half performance. I know we're getting a little bit greedy after three points but when they go down to 10 men, we have to adapt better. We ground out the three points. Ollie Watkins could equal Andy Gray’s 46-year record later should the striker score for the sixth match running. Great to get the three points and it gives us an opportunity to look up and not down. I'm sure the manager won't be pleased with the second-half performance but it's a win and we've been craving a win here for a while. A little bit of mixed emotions. Our dedicated live match blog, below, will automatically update. [Jed Steer](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc) (Achilles), [Diego Carlos](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc) (Achilles), [Leander Dendoncker](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc) (personal reasons) and Philippe Coutinho (hamstring) today, while [Robin Olsen](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc) will return to the matchday squad having missed the last three with an injury. I think he is close to the national team and that is good because we have our collective challenge here, but it is also necessary for every player to have personal challenges as well.”

Aston Villa welcome Crystal Palace to Villa Park as both midtable teams will earmark this as a game they should win to boost their top 10 hopes.

Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace. Aston Villa lead and it’s a really unfortunate own goal from Joachim Andersen. Wilfried Zaha has the ball in the net after a lovely pass forward and he rounded Emiliano Martinez before slotting home… Awful news for Palace. This will be very open in the second half. Great news for Villa.

Aston Villa host Crystal Palace at Villa Park on Saturday, looking to pick up back-to-back Premier League wins. Unai Emery's team scored twice in the second ...

Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha could return after missing four games with a hamstring injury. Sam Johnstone and Nathan Ferguson are both still recovering from ...

- Since the start of last season, Crystal Palace have won just 10% of their Premier League games that Wilfried Zaha hasn't played (one win in 10 matches), compared to 31% when he has featured (16 out of 52). - The Eagles are the only team in the division yet to score a first-half goal in 2023. - Palace have failed to have a single shot on target in a Premier League-high three games this season. - They have drawn five of their last six league fixtures, and are yet to score more than one goal in a league match this calendar year. - Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 (D5, L3). - Crystal Palace have scored multiple goals in only one of their 26 matches away to Aston Villa - that was in a 4-3 defeat in the FA Cup third round in 1962.

Aston Villa welcome Crystal Palace to Villa Park as both midtable teams will earmark this as a game they should win.

Denmark defender Andersen turned a Matty Cash cross into his own net after 27 minutes and there was little sign of a fightback from Patrick Vieira's side even ...

Patrick Vieira's side finished the match with 10 men as Cheick Doucoure was dismissed after receiving two yellow cards in the space of five minutes. Meanwhile, Villa seek a third straight win when they travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United the following day. Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

It was only a second win in six home matches in the Premier League as Unai Emery's side moved on to 34 points. Victory also ensured the Villans are now unbeaten ...

Report and free highlights as Aston Villa secured a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Villa Park; Joachim Andersens first-half own goal was the difference ...

We did it against Liverpool and always at home we find the strength to compete at the level we can do. "Of course, we can analyse the match and the first half, and second half were very different. "Our idea was to win with a clean sheet - we did it. Up next for Crystal Palace is a Premier League home match against Manchester City next Saturday at 5.30pm, live on Sky Sports. To keep everybody confident, it was an important victory. VAR ruled the goal out for a tight offside call, but Zaha showed his worth to Palace and the threat he carries. But we had a couple of tough games and at times we defended and played quite well. Zaha returned from a hamstring injury for Crystal Palace at Aston Villa after missing Vieira's side's last four games with Palace failing to get a win in his absence. He got a goal early on which was disallowed for a tight offside, but I did think he went slightly too early. On a tricky run of fixtures coming up: "Of course getting a result is important. Wilfried Zaha made his return to the Crystal Palace starting XI after missing four games with a hamstring injury. It's important for us to bounce back and start winning games.

Crystal Palace's slow drift into the Premier League relegation fight continued as Joachim Andersen's own goal was enough to condemn them to a 1-0 defeat at ...

But McGinn then set up the Villa goal, threading a pass into the path of Cash as he charged down the right. McGinn had another glorious chance in the 84th minute as Chambers led a charge down field and the ball was cut back for the Scotsman in space on the penalty spot, but he took too long to pull the trigger and his shot was charged down. Cash sent in a low ball for Watkins, but Andersen got their first, sliding in to clear but instead diverting the ball past Vicente Guaita.

Report and free highlights as Aston Villa secured a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Villa Park; Joachim Andersens first-half own goal was the difference ...

Wilfried Zaha made his return to the Crystal Palace starting XI after missing four games with a hamstring injury. Up next for Crystal Palace is a Premier League home match against Manchester City next Saturday at 5.30pm, live on Sky Sports. Villa who should have extended their lead before the break. Alex Moreno replaced Lucas Digne at left-back, while Emi Buendia came in for Leon Bailey. The pattern for this game was set early. They remain winless in 2023 and their worrying drop towards the relegation zone continues.