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Joachim Andersen's own goal ensured Aston Villa continued their run of having scored in every Premier League game since Unai Emery took chargeCrystal Palace are still waiting for their first Premier League win of 2023 after Joachim Andersen's own goal saw them fall to a narrow defeat at Aston Villa.
Patrick Vieira's side played the final half hour with 10 men after Cheick Doucoure was sent off for two bookings in the space of five minutes and have now gone nine matches without a victory.
Aston Villa were the better side in a drab encounter at Villa Park and took the lead after 27 minutes when John McGinn released Matty Cash down the right. The full-back burst into the penalty area and, with Ollie Watkins waiting to pounce, his low ball across the face of goal was turned in by the sliding Andersen.
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Watkins should have doubled the advantage for Unai Emery's side in the last minute of the first half but his shot clipped the outside of the post after Emi Buendia's excellent pass left him in the middle of goal with only Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to beat.
The away side had the ball in the net after just four minutes when Wilfried Zaha, back in the side after four games out with a hamstring injury, raced on to Eberechi Eze's through ball and rounded Emiliano Martinez to finish.
However, a VAR check showed that Zaha was offside and the goal was ruled out.
Chances were in short supply at both ends and Palace's chances of finding an equaliser took a hit on 62 minutes when Doucoure, five minutes after being shown a yellow for a late tackle on Boubacar Kamara, mistimed a challenge on his replacement Calum Chambers and Craig Pawson produced a second yellow card, followed by a red.
Villa had chances to make sure of the points late on but could not find a way past Guiata, though did hold on to secure back-to-back league wins.
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Aston Villa
Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number5Player nameMings
Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number10Player nameBuendía
Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number16Player nameChambers
Squad number22Player nameDurán
Squad number27Player nameDigne
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Crystal Palace
Squad number13Player nameGuaita
Squad number17Player nameClyne
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
Squad number8Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number7Player nameOlise
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number11Player nameZaha
Squad number14Player nameMateta
Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
Squad number19Player nameHughes
Squad number29Player nameAhamada
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1E Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 5Mings
- 15Moreno LoperaBooked at 66minsSubstituted forDigneat 70'minutes
- 6Douglas LuizBooked at 80mins
- 44KamaraSubstituted forChambersat 60'minutes
- 7McGinn
- 10Buendía
- 41J RamseySubstituted forBaileyat 69'minutes
- 11WatkinsSubstituted forDuránat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Traoré
- 16Chambers
- 18Young
- 22Durán
- 25Olsen
- 27Digne
- 31Bailey
- 38Sinisalo
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Guaita
- 17Clyne
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 28DoucouréBooked at 62mins
- 8Sambi LokongaSubstituted forMcArthurat 81'minutes
- 9J AyewSubstituted forAhamadaat 76'minutesBooked at 82mins
- 7OliseSubstituted forMatetaat 67'minutes
- 10EzeBooked at 69minsSubstituted forHughesat 75'minutes
- 11ZahaBooked at 87mins
Substitutes
- 2Ward
- 4Milivojevic
- 14Mateta
- 18McArthur
- 19Hughes
- 22Édouard
- 26Richards
- 29Ahamada
- 41Whitworth
Referee:Craig Pawson
Attendance:41,893
Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0.
Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a set piece situation.
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace).
Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
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