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Crystal Palace has put on a show against Aston Villa in Premier League match. Crystal Palace - Aston Villa faced each other in Premier League week 36.

Crystal Palace defeated Aston Villa 3 - 2 on 16 May, 2021 and found themselves in the 13th spot at the league standings. Aston Villa has fell short to get any points and they are in the 11th position after the match.{nationality_Scotland} {playerposition_M} John McGinn scored the first goal of the match in minute 17 at Selhurst Park.In minute 32, Crystal Palace scored the second goal of the match with C. Benteke. As the match continues A. El Ghazi scored to avoid the loss in 34th minute but it was not sufficient 3 - 2.

Goals: John McGinn '17, A. El Ghazi '34, C. Benteke '32, Tyrick Mitchell '84

The match was stopped with lots of fouls and regarding to that 5 players were warned with yellow cards. Joel Ward, C. Kouyaté, Wilfried Zaha were the players with yellow cards for Crystal Palace. On the competitor front Aston Villa players John McGinn, K. Hause got themselves yellow cards. Crystal Palace manager R. Hodgson used 1 substitution. James Tomkins (73') brought on to the field and helped Crystal Palace to win the match. 3 substitutions were used by Aston Villa boss D. Smith. Jack Grealish (64'), Keinan Davis (85'), Wesley (88') came off the bench and tried to avoid losing but their efforts was not enough after all. Those changes did not change anything and they faced a blow. Crystal Palace is currently in the 13th spot of Premier League with 44 points with this result. Aston Villa, On the competitor side, remained at 49 points in the 11th position of Premier League.

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Crystal Palace had 45% ball possession while winning against Aston Villa by 3 - 2. Although Aston Villa played with the ball more, Crystal Palace was the victorious side. This also shows us that ball possession is not everything and football is all about attacking effectively and finding the net.

Crystal Palace had 23 total shots and 15 of them were accurate. These accurate shots on target resulted in 3 goals throughout the match and they managed to get the 3 points they targeted.

On the other hand, Aston Villa had 23 total shots and 15 of them were accurate. They managed to find 2 goals from these shots on target. But that was not enough to get any points from this game. They went home with no points.

The Match Has Started

17'

John McGinn

C. Benteke (Assist : Tyrick Mitchell)

32'

34'

A. El Ghazi (Assist : Ollie Watkins)

Half Time -

50'

John McGinn

64'

B. Traoré Jack Grealish

J. McCarthy James Tomkins

73'

Joel Ward

73'

A. Mohamady

75'

C. Kouyaté

82'

Tyrick Mitchell

84'

85'

Jacob Ramsey Keinan Davis

86'

K. Hause

88'

A. El Ghazi Wesley

Wilfried Zaha

90+2'

End Of Match 3 - 2

Player Performances

Let's check the player performances for both of the teams.

Tyrick Mitchell was the best defender for Crystal Palace this game. He had 1 tackles and achieved 8.5 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. Eberechi Eze was the best midfielder for Crystal Palace this game. He achieved 7.5 rating in this game. He also created good chances and had 1 assist for his name. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. C. Benteke was the best attacker for Crystal Palace this game. He scored 1 goal and achieved 7.5 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance.

A. Mohamady was the best defender for Aston Villa this game. He had 1 tackles and achieved 7.2 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. The score might be more dramatic without him. B. Traoré was the best midfielder for Aston Villa this game. He achieved 7.3 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level. Ollie Watkins was the best attacker for Aston Villa this game. He achieved 7.5 rating in this game. He also created good chances and had 1 assist for his name. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level.