Game #5676
Aston Villa
3-0-2, 9 PTS

Saturday, 16 September 2023
7th (+3)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท |
LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ฅ |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Pau Torres | ๐ช๐ธ |
RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | ๐จ |
M Douglas Luiz | ๐ง๐ท | โฝ |
M Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ |
M John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Moussa Diaby | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ฅ |
M Nicolรฒ Zaniolo | ๐ฎ๐น | ๐จ | ๐ |
CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022-

Substitutes
๐ | W Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | โฝ | ๐จ | for M Nicolรฒ Zaniolo | ๐ฎ๐น | 57โ |
๐ | M Youri Tielemans | ๐ง๐ช | for M Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | 58โ |
๐ | CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด | โฝ | ๐จ | for M John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 71โ |
๐ | M Leander Dendoncker | ๐ง๐ช | for CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 90โ+10โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Robin Olsen | ๐ธ๐ช |
GK Filip Marschall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Calum Chambers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Clรฉment Lenglet | ๐ซ๐ท |
LB รlex Moreno | ๐ช๐ธ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ John McGinn, Bad foul (46)
๐จ Nicolรฒ Zaniolo, Throwing the ball away (1)
๐จ Matty Cash, Bad foul (22)
๐จ Leon Bailey, Timewasting (9)
๐จ Jhon Durรกn, Bad foul (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท | ยฃ15.66m |
GK Robin Olsen | ๐ธ๐ช | ยฃ3.00m |
GK Filip Marschall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ27.00m |
RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | ยฃ14.18m |
LB รlex Moreno | ๐ช๐ธ | ยฃ11.59m |
CB Pau Torres | ๐ช๐ธ | ยฃ28.60m |
CB Ezri Konsa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ11.97m |
CB Calum Chambers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
CB Clรฉment Lenglet | ๐ซ๐ท | Loan |
M Douglas Luiz | ๐ง๐ท | ยฃ15.12m |
M Leander Dendoncker | ๐ง๐ช | ยฃ12.88m |
M John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ2.79m |
M Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | Free |
M Youri Tielemans | ๐ง๐ช | Free |
M Nicolรฒ Zaniolo | ๐ฎ๐น | Loan |
W Moussa Diaby | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ47.66m |
W Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | ยฃ28.80m |
CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ30.60m |
CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด | ยฃ14.28m |
Unavailable
Injury | 6 |
W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | ACL, 12 Aug 2023 [7]
M Jacob Ramsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ankle, 12 Aug 2023 [7]
M Tim Iroegbunam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 12 Aug 2023 [7]
CB Tyrone Mings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ACL, 20 Aug 2023 [6]
W Bertrand Traorรฉ | ๐ง๐ซ | 31 Aug 2023 [3]
CB Diego Carlos | ๐ง๐ท | Thigh, 16 Sep 2023 [1]
Out On Loan | 7 |
RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Plymouth
CF Louie Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stockport
GK Viljami Sinisalo | ๐ซ๐ฎ | Exeter
M Morgan Sanson | ๐ซ๐ท | Nice
M Finn Azaz | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Plymouth
CB Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Bristol Rovers
M Philippe Coutinho | ๐ง๐ท | Al-Duhail
Team News
Diego Carlos becomes Villa's latest injury victim but รlex Moreno makes a welcome return for his first squad appearance since May. Meanwhile Nicolรฒ Zaniolo makes his first start for Villa.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age: | 26.66 |
Bench Average Age: | 26.82 |
Squad Average Age: | 26.74 |
Subs Average Age: | 25.18 |
Oldest Starter: GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท | 31.06 |
Youngest Starter: M Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | 23.83 |
Oldest Squad Player: GK Robin Olsen | ๐ธ๐ช | 33.15 |
Youngest Squad Player: CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด | 19.77 |
Oldest Substitute: M Leander Dendoncker | ๐ง๐ช | 28.44 |
Youngest Substitute: CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด | 19.77 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Total dominance sometimes takes time to pay off. A win for mental strength.
Villa equal their best post-war run of 9 consecutive home league wins in the top-flight
Douglas Luiz scores his 15th goal on his 158th appearance in a Villa shirt (141 Starts). Luiz has now scored 5 times in his last 13 games having scored 10 in his first 145 to make it W62 D27 L69, 15 Goals, 14 Assists, 38 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Douglas Luiz became the first Villa player to score in four consecutive Premier League home matches since Gareth Barry in 2006.
Leon Bailey scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 60th appearance (38 starts) to make it W26 D6 L28, 10 Goals, 8 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.11 starts so far in his Villa career.
Emiliano Martรญnez records his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 117th appearance to make it W50 D20 L47, 143 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.22 goals per game, 41 Clean Sheets (35%) and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Scorer(s) | Jhon Durรกn | 87' | Douglas Luiz | 90'+8 | Leon Bailey | 90'+11 |
Assist(s) | Lucas Digne | 87' | Moussa Diaby | 90'+11 |
Match Timeline
๐จ | 17โ Booking, John McGinn for a bad foul
โฝ | 34โ Goal, 1-0, Moussa Diaby, Assist by Pau Torres
๐ | 35โ Goal Disallowed by VAR, 0-0
๐จ | 45โ+4 Booking, Nicolรฒ Zaniolo for throwing the ball away
๐ | 45โ+6 HT Aston Villa 0-0 Crystal Palace
๐ฅ
| 47โ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Odsonne รdouard
๐ | 57โ Sub off, Nicolรฒ Zaniolo, Sub on, Leon Bailey
๐ | 58โ Sub off, Boubacar Kamara, Sub on, Youri Tielemans
๐ | 71โ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jhon Durรกn
๐จ | 86โ Booking, Matty Cash for a bad foul
โฝ | 87โ Goal, 1-1, Jhon Durรกn, Assist by Lucas Digne
๐ | 90โ+3 Penalty (Aston Villa) awarded by onfield referee
๐ | 90โ+4 Penalty confirmed by VAR
โฝ | 90โ+8 Goal, 2-1, Douglas Luiz (penalty)
๐ | 90โ+10 Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Leander Dendoncker
โฝ | 90โ+11 Goal, 3-1, Leon Bailey, Assist by Moussa Diaby
๐จ | 90โ+14 Booking, Leon Bailey for Timewasting
๐จ | 90โ+15 Booking, Jhon Durรกn for a bad foul
๐ | 90โ+17 HT Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace
Season | 2023-24 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #34 |
Saturday, 16 September 2023
Attendance | 40,809 |
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee:ย Darren England | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 2017-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee:ย Darren England | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 2017-
Assistants:ย Simon Bennett, Akil Howson.ย
Fourth official:ย Steve Martin.ย
VAR:ย Robert Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Merseyside, 2016-
Assistant VAR:ย Ian Hussin.
Referee:ย Darren England | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 2017-
๐ 10 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 4 | ๐ : 1
๐ 10 | ๐ฉ 30% | ๐จ 30% | ๐ฅ 40% | ๐ : 10%
Cards ๐จ 17 | ๐ฅ 0 | 1.70 |
Penalty โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
VAR:ย Robert Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Merseyside, 2023-
Games: ๐ 1 ๐ฉ W100% ๐ฅ L0% | Last 5: ๐ฉ
Pens: โฝ 1 ๐ฅ
0 โ 0 Refused | Goals: โฝ Disallowed : 1
Previous 5 vs. Palace: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 52 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 75 | ๐ฅ
49 |
League ๐ 41 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 13 | โฝ 47 | ๐ฅ
38 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 14 | ๐ฅ
6 |
League Cup ๐ 7 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 12 | ๐ฅ
7 |
Home ๐ 27 | ๐ฉ 18 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 52 | ๐ฅ
18 |
Away ๐ 24 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 11 | โฝ 18 | ๐ฅ
30 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Match Stats
Possession F | 67%โจ
Possession A | 33%โจ
Shots F | 16
Shots A | 6โจ
Shots on Target F | 5โจ
Shots on Target A | 3โจ
Corners F | 4
Corners A | 2โจ
Fouls F | 13โจ
Fouls A | 9
Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022-
๐ 34 | ๐ฉ | 20 ๐จ | 4 ๐ฅ 10 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
"We want to play every minute here and to enjoy it. We want to be competitive, to learn and build our team with the players. I am very happy because this three points today is because every player involved - those in the starting XI or on the bench - helped us with good impact.
"Today was a difficult match like every one is. We played very well, created chances and didn't concede a lot in our box. But we didn't score [in the first half].
"We had chances to score and we didn't take those chances. We conceded at the beginning of the second half and we weren't playing in the second half like I want.
"We played a lot [of other matches] like today and were winning in the first 20 or so minutes.โ
We said at half-time to keep going and controlling the game like we were doing. They have a very good team and good players and they did that transition and scored the goal. Then it was a difficult moment.
"We were playing more with our hearts than with our minds in the last 20 minutes and sometimes you need that. At the end we deserved to win. We scored three goals so I'm very happy because after their goal it was a difficult moment and we really reacted very well.
"I respect always the VAR decision so I was waiting.
"Jhon Duran is young but he has potential. We have to work with him, give him chances and minutes to take confidence and build experiences. Every minute he's playing is important for him and he's helping us, like with the goal he scored today.
"We decided as well for Douglas Luiz to practice penalty kicks at the training ground. When there are matches like today with a penalty, he is feeling good and confident. We have other players as well who can take them.
"The most important is to try to be responsible and mature, collectively and individually. The players who were on the bench, they have to be ready because we need the impact like today. The impact was amazing.
"We want to be competitive, we want to be strong in our mind trying to build a strong mentality, a winning mentality. Each match is very difficult but I want to face it and every competition being competitive and trying to be a contender in our own way this year.
"The Premier League is the most important and today was, of course, the result, but also some players and tactical decision I took today was a practice for us. For the 30 minutes we played Diaby on the left side, played Kamara as a midfielder and sometimes as a right centre-back in build-up.
"We were aware today that we wanted to win but we needed to use different tactical decisions. I was aware to give them confidence so they could take it.
"Today was a very different match with like the match that we played before. This is the tenth match in a row we are winning at home in all competitions but today was completely different.โ
Unai Emery.
"We hoped to be really strong at home. In the Premier League you need to be strong at home. We are creating a winning mentality at home.
"We couldn't score in the first half but we kept going forward and won at the end of the day. No matter what happens in the game I need to keep my team in the game, that's my job.
"But I knew we were going to score. That was a hit to be fair! Jhon [Durรกn] is growing in confidence and you can see that today."
Emiliano Martรญnez.
Premier League
Crystal Palace
2-1-2, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,809
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Joel Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Joachim Andersen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Chris Richards | ๐บ๐ธ |
LB Tyrick Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Cheick Doucourรฉ | ๐ฒ๐ฑ | ๐ |
M Will Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Eberechi Eze ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Jeffrey Schlupp | ๐ฌ๐ญ |
CF Odsonne รdouard | ๐ซ๐ท | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Jordan Ayew (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐ |
Roy Hodgson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Jean-Philippe Mateta | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ฅ | for CF Jordan Ayew (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ญ | 25โ |
๐ | M Naouirou Ahamada | ๐ซ๐ท | for CF Odsonne รdouard | ๐ซ๐ท | 90โ |
๐ | W Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Cheick Doucourรฉ | ๐ฒ๐ฑ | 90โ+10 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Dean Henderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Remi Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Nathaniel Clyne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Rob Holding | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jairo Riedewald | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
W Malcolm Ebiowei | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Joel Ward
๐จ Will Hughes
๐จ Eberechi Eze
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
GK Dean Henderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ15.00m |
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
GK Remi Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
RB Joel Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ0.58m |
RB Nathaniel Clyne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
CB Joachim Andersen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | ยฃ15.75m |
CB Chris Richards | ๐บ๐ธ | ยฃ10.80m |
CB Rob Holding | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ1.03m |
LB Tyrick Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
M Cheick Doucourรฉ | ๐ฒ๐ฑ | ยฃ20.34m |
M Eberechi Eze ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ16.02m |
M Jeffrey Schlupp | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ยฃ12.42m |
M Naouirou Ahamada | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ10.62m |
M Jairo Riedewald | ๐ณ๐ฑ | ยฃ7.82m |
M Will Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ6.30m |
W Malcolm Ebiowei | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
W Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
CF Odsonne รdouard | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ14.67m |
CF Jean-Philippe Mateta | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ9.90m |
CF Jordan Ayew (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ยฃ2.52m |
Opposition Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
W Michael Olise | ๐ซ๐ท |
M Matheus Franรงa | ๐ง๐ท |
M Jefferson Lerma | ๐จ๐ด |
CB James Tomkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Marc Guรฉhi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Out on Loan | 1 |
CF Luke Plange | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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