Crystal Palace - Aston Villa - 5:0. Premier League, round 38. Match review, statisticsPremier League, round 38
Crystal Palace — Aston Villa — 5:0 (2:0)Goals: J. Mateta (9), J. Mateta (39), E. Eze (54), J. Mateta (63), E. Eze (69)
Yellow cards: L. Digne (58), Douglas Luiz (72), J. McGinn (18), C. Lenglet (90), J. Andersen (24)
Crystal Palace: Dean Henderson, Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Chris Richards, Daniel Muñoz, Adam Wharton, Marc Guéhi, Tyrick Mitchell, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta
Aston Villa: Robin Olsen, Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Clément Lenglet, Lucas Digne, Moussa Diaby, Calum Chambers, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Jhon Durán, Ollie Watkins
Crystal Palace - Aston Villa match review:
Crystal Palace dominated Aston Villa in a Premier League match at Selhurst Park, with a halftime score of 2-0 and a final score of 5-0.
The first goal of the match came in the 9th minute when Crystal Palace's J. Mateta found the back of the net. Mateta continued his scoring prowess in the 39th and 63rd minutes, completing a hat-trick and putting the game out of reach for Aston Villa. In the 54th minute, E. Eze added another goal for Crystal Palace, extending their lead to 4-0.
Aston Villa's struggles were compounded by yellow cards shown to J. McGinn, L. Digne, and Douglas Luiz throughout the match. Additionally, a goal disallowed for offside in the 66th minute further dampened Aston Villa's chances of a comeback.
In an attempt to change their fortunes, Aston Villa made several substitutions in the 68th and 87th minutes, bringing on fresh legs in the hopes of sparking a turnaround. However, Crystal Palace remained in control, with Eze scoring his second goal of the match in the 69th minute to seal the comprehensive victory.
As the match drew to a close, both teams made further substitutions, with Crystal Palace's J. Mateta being replaced by O. Edouard in the 76th minute and E. Eze making way for J. Ayew in the 88th minute.
The match ended with a dominant 5-0 victory for Crystal Palace, leaving Aston Villa with much to contemplate as they look to bounce back from this heavy defeat in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace - Aston Villa match statistics:
| Crystal Palace | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shots on Goal | 2 |
| 3 | Shots off Goal | 6 |
| 15 | Total Shots | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Shots insidebox | 0 |
| 5 | Shots outsidebox | 0 |
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Ball Possession | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper Saves | 4 |
| 538 | Total passes | 172 |
| 480 | Passes accurate | 382 |
| 89% | Passes % | 222% |
| 2.48 | expected_goals | 1.08 |
| -1 | goals_prevented | -1 |
