After the first international break of the new campaign that saw both Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze get good minutes for England, it is a return to league duty as Palace face a tough trip to take on Aston Villa.
MATCH INFORMATION
PREVIOUS MEETING
This fixture was last played out back in March when a first half own goal from Joachim Andersen handed the points to the hosts in what was a tight encounter.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Matty Cash (7.6)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darren England. Assistants: Simon Bennett, Akil Howson. Fourth official: Steve Martin. VAR: Robert Jones. Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Michael Olise and Matheus Franca are both expected to miss out while Marc Guehi will be assessed on return from international duty after his substitution at half time in the win over Scotland
VILLA – Emiliano Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Timothy Iroegbunam, Diego Silva, and Jacob Ramsay are all ruled out. Alex Moreno is a doubt.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS (2+) – Lucas Digne (2), Douglas Luiz (2)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 04/03/23 Villa 1-0 Palace
- 20/08/22 Palace 3-1 Villa
- 15/05/22 Villa 1-1 Palace
- 27/11/21 Palace 1-2 Villa
- 16/05/21 Palace 3-2 Villa
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 03/09/23 Palace 3-2 Wolves
- 29/08/23 Plymouth 2-4 Palace
- 26/08/23 Brentford 1-1 Palace
- 21/08/23 Palace 0-1 Arsenal
- 12/08/23 Sheffield United 0-1 Palace
Last FIVE results for Villa;
- 03/09/23 Liverpool 3-0 Villa
- 31/08/23 Villa 3-0 Hibernian
- 27/08/23 Burnley 1-3 Villa
- 23/08/23 Hibernian 0-5 Villa
- 20/08/23 Villa 4-0 Everton
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 7th in the Premier League with 7 points from 4 games played, while Villa are 10th with 6 points.
RECORD AGAINST VILLA
- Played 51
- Won 14
- Drawn 15
- Lost 22
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Joachim Andersen 7.74
- Eberechi Eze 7.61
- Moussa Diaby 7.20
- Lucas Digne 6.91
ONE TO WATCH
MOUSSA DIABY
FORMER CLUBS – Esperance Paris 19eme, Paris Saint-Germain, Crotone (loan), Bayer Leverkusen
The attacking midfielder made headlines last season in the Bundesliga where is made 125 appearances and scored 31 goals after joining from PSG in 2019. He has 10 international caps for France to date and has already hit the back of the net twice in his three appearances for Villa.
KEY CLASH
TYRICK MITCHELL v MOUSSA DIABY
There have been question marks over the Palace left back but he has started the season well both defensively and offensively, with the assist for Edouard in the Wolves game being a particular highlight. He will be up against the tricky French winger which will be a test of his growing reputation.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Odsonne Edouard (3 – 4th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Jordan Ayew (2 – 5th in PL)
- PASSES – Joachim Andersen (265 – 18th in PL)
- TACKLES – Jordan Ayew (11 – 18th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Joachim Andersen (337 – 14th in PL)
- SHOTS – Odsonne Edouard / Eberechi Eze (19 – 2nd in PL)
- FOULS – Jordan Ayew (11 – 2nd in PL)
- DISPOSSESSED – Jordan Ayew (11 – 3rd in PL)
- SAVES – Sam Johnstone (5 – 19th in PL)
- CLEARANCES – Joachim Andersen (23 – 4th in PL)
- BIG CHANCES MISSED – Odsonne Edouard / Jordan Ayew (2 – 3rd in PL)
THE NUMBERS
Villa have lost just 1 of their 11 home league games against Palace (W6 D4), going down 1-0 in December 2013
The Villans are looking to avoid losing successive league games under Unai Emery for only the third time, previously doing so in February and May 2023
Palace have 1 win and 1 draw away from home in the league so far this season. They have not remained unbeaten in their first 3 away league games of a campaign since 2003-04 in the second tier, while they last did so in the top-flight in 1994-95
Odsonne Edouard has scored 3 of Palace’s 5 league goals this season and has now scored 4 in his last 6 games in the competition, as many as in his previous 42 league appearances.
TEB PREDICTION
Kicking off the second phase of Premier League games, the Eagles face a tough proposition in Villa who kick off their Conference League group stage away to Legia in midweek so games will be coming thick and fast for the Villans. Whether they have one eye on that game or not, Palace will need to be on their best form to take something from this game, and we believe they will and continue their unbeaten form away from home.
FINAL SCORE: 1-1
