On March 4, one of the matches of the 26th round of the Premier League took place. They met Aston Villa (England) and Crle Palace (London).
English Premier League, round 26.
Aston Villa (England) - Crl Palace (London) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Joachim Andersen (27)
Warnings: Doucoure (57), Doucoure (62), Alex Moreno (67), E. Eze (69), Douglas Louis (80), N. Ahamada (82), V. Zaha (87)
Aston Villa hosted Crystal Palace in an exciting match at Villa Park in the Premier League. It was a tight game, with both teams fighting for the win for all 90 minutes. The game started with an early chance for Crystal Palace when Wilfried Zaha's goal was cancelled out due to offside in the 5th minute.
Aston Villa responded with good attacking play and got their reward in the 27th minute when a ball served from the left flank was accidentally crossed into the net by Palace defender Yannick Andersen, allowing Villa to take the lead. Crystal Palace tried to take the lead and level the score, but had difficulty breaking through the Villa defense. The game became more physical, several yellow cards were shown, including one yellow card to Crystal Palace midfield ace Abdoulaye Doucourt in the 57th minute. The momentum seemed to change in Villa's favor when Doucoure received his second yellow card and was sent off the field in the 62nd minute, leaving Crystal Palace with ten men. This forced the visiting team to play more cautiously, which allowed Villa to retain the lead and dictate the game. Villa then made a series of substitutions to change the course of the game: Bright Kamara replaced Calum Chambers in the 60th minute and Adam Moreno came on in place of Lucas Dinho in the 70th minute. Crystal Palace also made double substitutions, with Michael Oliseh and Jordan Ayew replacing Jean-Philippe Mateta and Nathanael Ahamada in the 67th and 76th minutes respectively. As a result, Villa's defense held out and the match ended 1-0 in their favor. Douglas Louis and Ollie Watkins both received yellow cards in the closing stages but it didn't affect the result of the match. It was a good win for Aston Villa, who will gain confidence from this result and look to move up the Premier League standings. On the other hand, Crystal Palace will have to regroup quickly after this setback and resume their fight for survival in the league.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: West Ham - Aston Villa, Crl Palace - Man City.
| Aston Villa | Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals on goal | 0 |
| 7 | Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked punches | 1 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 2 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 14 | Violations | 17 |
| 2 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 516 | Total assists | 351 |
| 457 | Accurate passes | 297 |
| 89% | Accuracy of transmissions | 85% |