It was a long time coming but now we will get to see whether getting that first win of the season has a real effect on the rest of the season, with a trip to Villa up next in the League Cup.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 30 October 2024 – 7.45pm |
| Villa Park, Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE |
PREVIOUS MEETING
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16/09/2023 – The visitors started well in the last visit to Villa Park with Odsonne Edouard giving Palace the lead straight after the break. They looked good value for all three points until Jhon Duran found a late equaliser before the sucker punch of further goals from Douglas Luiz and Leon Bailey flattered the hosts. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Douglas Luiz (7.9) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Sam Barrott |
| Assistant | Simon Bennett |
| Assistant | Wade Smith |
| Fourth Official | Craig Pawson |
| VAR | Not required |
| Assistant VAR | Not required |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – None of Chadi Riad, Matheus Franca, Chris Richards, Rob Holding, Cheick Doucoure, and Jefferson Lerma will not feature in this cup tie.
VILLA – No major injury concerns
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Jaden Philogene (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 2.5) – Will Hughes (4), Daniel Munoz (3), Jefferson Lerma (3), Amadou Onana (3), Lucas Digne (3), Ross Barkley (3) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 19/05/2024 | Palace 5-0 Villa |
| 16/09/2023 | Villa 3-1 Palace |
| 04/03/2023 | Villa 1-0 Palace |
| 20/08/2022 | Palace 3-1 Villa |
| 15/05/2022 | Villa 1-1 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 27/10/2024 | Palace 1-0 Spurs |
| 21/10/2024 | Forest 1-0 Palace |
| 05/10/2024 | Palace 0-1 Liverpool |
| 28/09/2024 | Everton 2-1 Palace |
| 21/09/2024 | Palace 0-0 United |
Last FIVE results for Villa;
| 26/10/2024 | Villa 1-1 Bournemouth |
| 22/10/2024 | Villa 2-0 Bologna |
| 19/10/2024 | Fulham 1-3 Villa |
| 06/10/2024 | Villa 0-0 United |
| 02/10/2024 | Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich |
EFL CUP FORM
RECORD AGAINST VILLA
| Played | 53 |
| Won | 15 |
| Drawn | 15 |
| Lost | 23 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Youri Tielemans | 7.27 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 7.03 |
| Ebere Eze | 6.97 |
| Ollie Watkins / Morgan Rogers | 6.94 |
ONE TO WATCH
| YOURI TIELEMANS |
| FORMER CLUBS – Anderlecht, Monaco, Leicester City |
| The Belgian international did find it difficult to nail down a starting spot when he moved from Leicester last summer but he has taken his opportunity this season following some midfield changes at the club in the summer. |
KEY CLASH
| VILLA v PALACE |
| Once again, it is difficult to know what the key clash will be. Villa has an excessive fixture list now that they are participating in the new Champions League format which guarantees eight games, while Oliver Glasner put out a strong starting line up in the victory at QPR in the last round and he is likely to do so again. We would not expect the hosts to do the same. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 3 (18th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE, Maxence LACROIX, Tyrick MITCHELL 1 (49th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 500 (21st) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 33 (1st) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 628 (22nd) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 37 (3rd) |
| Fouls | Daniel MUNOZ 15 (14th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 13 (23rd) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 30 (6th) |
| Clearances | Marc GUEHI 55 (1st) |
| Big Chances Missed | Ebere EZE 5 (8th) |
TEB PREDICTION
The win over Spurs at the weekend will bring that feel good factor back and the Eagles head to Villa Park with renewed confidence and finding that first league victory off their backs. There could be an opportunity for Palace to take advantage of the hosts long list of fixtures which is likely to see them play a weakened team. That does not always work in the way you expect as those fringe players will want to impress, so we are expecting a tight contest.
| FINAL SCORE: 2-1 to Palace |
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