Game #5585
Aston Villa
Sunday, 16 May 2021


Lost
11th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Premier League
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: Behind closed doors
(COVID-19)
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst
Crystal Palace
3-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Ollie Watkins | 34' |
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst


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
Match Statistics
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
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 16 May 2021
Villa take the lead an look set to romp to victory but fall to a second half recovery from lowly Palace.
Anwar El Ghazi scores his seventh away league goal 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. El Ghazi's Villa record now reads 105 Appearances, 80 Starts, W36 D25 L44, 22 Goals, 13 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
Jed Steer makes his 100th unused substitute appearance for Villa since joining the club in 2012-13 so far in his Villa career.
Douglas Luiz makes his 75th appearance for the club (66 Starts) to make it W26 D14 L35, 3 Goals, 5 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Wesley makes his 25th appearance (21 Starts) after losing over a year due to injury to make it W7 D4 L14, 6 Goals, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Cult hero Ahmed Elmohamady makes his 128th and final appearance for the club (101 Starts) after four entertaining seasons with the Villa to leave with a record of W58 D32 L39, 4 Goals, 16 Assists and 7 Bookings.
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | 2017-21 🕒 128 | 101 (27) | ⚽ 4 | 🔥 16 | 🇺 50 | #911 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: ❌
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2020-21 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Sunday, 16 May 2021
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🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dean Smith | 🏴 | West Bromwich, 2018-2021
Referee: David Coote | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 2010-24
Kick off: 12.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dean Smith | 🏴 | 2018-2021
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 26 🟥 47 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Coote | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 2010-24
Assistants: Nicholas Hopton, James Mainwaring
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 John McGinn, Bad foul
🟨 Kortney Hause, Bad foul
CARDS

🟨 Joel Ward
🟨 Cheikhou Kouyaté
🟨 Wilfried Zaha
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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.
Starting XI Average Age: | 25.85 |
Oldest Player: RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | 33.71 |
Youngest Player: M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 19.98 |
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MANAGER
Dean Smith | 🏴 | 2018-2021

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 | 🏴 |

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

🔁 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
🔁 | CB James Tomkins | 🏴 | for M James McCarthy | 🇮🇪 | 73’ |

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
M Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 |
M Ross Barkley | 🏴 |
M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 |
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Vicente Guaita | 🇪🇸 |
GK Wayne Hennessey | 🏴 |
RB Martin Kelly | 🏴 |
CB Scott Dann | 🏴 |
M Jairo Riedewald | 🇳🇱 |
CF Jordan Ayew (ex) | 🇬🇭 |
CF Michy Batshuayi | 🇧🇪 |
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
🟥 16 May 2021, Villa 2-3 Palace, Selhurst

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | | 211 | 49* | 32 | 38 | 82 | 43 | 86* | - | - | 34 | 2 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | | 99* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

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

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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

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 |
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UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Knee, 10 Apr 2021 [7]
W Trézéguet | 🇪🇬 | Ligament, 21 Apr 2021 [6]
GK Tom Heaton | 🏴 | Head, 13 May 2021 [3]
RB Matty Cash | 🇵🇱 | Hamstring, 16 May 2021 [1]
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | Knee, 16 May 2021 [1]
Out on Loan | 3 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | Swansea
RB Frédéric Guilbert | 🇫🇷 | Strasbourg
GK Lovre Kalinić | 🇭🇷 | Hajduk Split
Not Selected | 1 |
CB Björn Engels | 🇧🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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