Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Saturday, 20 August 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at Selhurst Park.
First half: Aston Villa took an early lead at 5' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to L. Bailey, making the score 0-1. Crystal Palace leveled the score at 7' when W. Zaha scored, with the assist credited to O. Édouard, making the score 1-1. Crystal Palace took the lead at 27' when J. Schlupp scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 2-1. J. McGinn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 36'. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 39'.
Second half: Crystal Palace extended the lead at 56' when M. Guéhi converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 58' when W. Zaha scored, making the score 4-1. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 66', with L. Bailey replacing D. Ings. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 70', with O. Édouard replacing J. Mateta. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Ayew replacing M. Olise. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 71' when J. Mateta scored, with the assist credited to T. Mitchell, making the score 5-1. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. McGinn replacing Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 73', with E. Buendía replacing Philippe Coutinho. J. Schlupp received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 75'. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 82', with W. Zaha replacing L. Milivojević. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Schlupp replacing W. Hughes. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with E. Eze replacing C. Richards.
Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while Aston Villa used 3 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 2 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (17-13).
- Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
- Crystal Palace had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).
