Game #5585
Aston Villa
Sunday, 16 May 2021
Lost
11th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Premier League
Crystal Palace
Attendance: Behind closed doors
(COVID-19)
Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ollie Watkins | 34' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Anwar El Ghazi fires Villa ahead against Crystal Palace, 16 May 2021
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 16 May 2021
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0 John McGinn
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 1-1 (Crystal Palace), Christian Benteke
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 2-1 Anwar El Ghazi, Assist by Ollie Watkins
🕒 |HT Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | 51’ Booking, John McGinn for a bad foul
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Bertrand Traoré, Sub on, Jack Grealish
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 2-2 (Crystal Palace), Wilfred Zaha
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 2-3 (Crystal Palace), Tyrick Mitchell
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, Keinan Davis
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Anwar El Ghazi, Sub on, CF Wesley
🟨 | 88’ Booking, Kortney Hause for a bad foul
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Anwar El Ghazi scored his seventh away league goals of the season, the most by a Villa player since 2012-13, when Christian Benteke scored eight and Gabriel Agbonlahor scored seven on the road.
Jed Steer made his 100th unused substitute appearance for Villa since joining the club in 2012-13.
Douglas Luiz made his 75th appearance for the club whilst compatriot Wesley made his 25th appearance after losing over a year due to injury. Meanwhile, club cult hero Ahmed Elmohamady makes his final appearance for the club after four entertaining seasons with the Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Crystal Palace
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2020-21 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Sunday, 16 May 2021
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dean Smith | 🏴 | West Bromwich, 2018-2021
Referee: David Coote | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 2010-
Kick off: 12.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dean Smith | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 26 🟥 47 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Coote | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 2010-
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 Oct 19, Villa 2-1 Brighton (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Nicholas Hopton, James Mainwaring
TEAM NEWS
Jack Grealish remains on the substitute bench following his return from injury with Trézéguet and Morgan Sanson still on the sidelines with the former suffering a season ending injury. They are joined by Matty Cash who is also ruled out for the season and Tyrone Mings who suffered a late knock with 'keeper Emiliano Martínez in the last game.
Ollie Watkins returns after his suspension with Keinan Davis giving way whilst Jed Steer is remains in the squad in place of the injured Tom Heaton.
Ahmed Elmohamady replaces Cash whilst Kortney Hause makes his first start since December 2020 in place of Mings. Ross Barkley gives way to Jacob Ramsey in midfield.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 25.85 |
Oldest Player: RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | 33.71 |
Youngest Player: M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 19.98 |
MANAGER
Dean Smith | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | 🔴 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Roy Hodgson | 🏴 |
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Crystal Palace
GK Jack Butland | 🏴 |
RB Joel Ward | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Gary Cahill (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Tyrick Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jeffrey Schlupp | 🇬🇭 |
M Cheikhou Kouyaté | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 |
M James McCarthy | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
W Eberechi Eze | 🏴 |
W Andros Townsend | 🏴 |
W Wilfried Zaha | 🇨🇮 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Christian Benteke (ex) | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
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SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | 64’ |
🔁 CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | for M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 87’ |
🔁 CF Wesley | 🇧🇷 | for W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | 88’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB James Tomkins | 🏴 | for M James McCarthy | 🇮🇪 | 73’ |
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
M Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 |
M Ross Barkley | 🏴 |
M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 |
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Vicente Guaita | 🇪🇸 |
GK Wayne Hennessey | 🏴 |
RB Martin Kelly | 🏴 |
CB Scott Dann | 🏴 |
M Jairo Riedewald | 🇳🇱 |
CF Jordan Ayew (ex) | 🇬🇭 |
CF Michy Batshuayi | 🇧🇪 |
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SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £119.57m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £22.50m
Team Cost: £142.07m
Squad Cost: £153.36m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/20
Homegrown: 4/20
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £87.36m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £10.53m
Team Cost: £97.89m
Squad Cost: £115.01m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/20
Homegrown: 5/20
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £19.58m |
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 | £14.04m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 | £2.70m |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 | £10.80m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | Youth |
M Ross Barkley | 🏴 | Loan |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | £16.56m |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | £8.10m |
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £27.72m |
CF Wesley | 🇧🇷 | £22.50m |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Free |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Wayne Hennessey | 🏴 | £3.13m |
GK Jack Butland | 🏴 | £0.99m |
GK Vicente Guaita | 🇪🇸 | Free |
RB Martin Kelly | 🏴 | £1.80m |
RB Joel Ward | 🏴 | £0.58m |
LB Tyrick Mitchell | 🏴 | Youth |
CB James Tomkins | 🏴 | £10.53m |
CB Scott Dann | 🏴 | £1.57m |
CB Gary Cahill (ex) | 🏴 | Free |
M Eberechi Eze 🏴 | £16.02m |
M Jeffrey Schlupp | 🇬🇭 | £12.42m |
M Cheikhou Kouyaté | 🇸🇳 | £9.63m |
M Jairo Riedewald | 🇳🇱 | £8.10m |
M James McCarthy | 🇮🇪 | £2.83m |
W Andros Townsend | 🏴 | £13.39m |
W Wilfred Zaha | 🇨🇮 | £3.42m |
CF Christian Benteke (ex) | 🇧🇪 | £28.08m |
CF Jordan Ayew (ex) | 🇬🇭 | £2.52m |
CF Michy Batshuayi | 🇧🇪 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 5 |
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Knee
W Trézéguet | 🇪🇬 | Ligament
RB Matty Cash | 🇵🇱 | Hamstring
GK Tom Heaton | 🏴 | Head
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | Knee
Out on Loan | 3 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | Swansea
RB Frédéric Guilbert | 🇫🇷 | Strasbourg
GK Lovre Kalinić | 🇭🇷 | Hajduk Split
Not Selected | 1 |
CB Björn Engels | 🇧🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | 2017-21 | 🕒 129 | 105 (24) | ⚽ 4 | 🔥 16 | 🇺 50 | #910 |
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 55%
Possession A | 45%
Shots F | 19
Shots A | 23
Shots on Target F | 5
Shots on Target A | 8
Corners F | 7
Corners A | 7
Fouls F | 13
Fouls A | 23
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Sunday, 16 May 2021*
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