Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa 16 May 2021
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Tyrick Mitchell scored his first Crystal Palace goal in a gripping victory over Aston Villa in which the Eagles pinned their guests back in an impressive second-half comeback.
Summary
Roy Hodgson makes five changes to the side which faced Southampton, including handing Jack Butland his first Premier League match in a Palace shirt
Both teams enjoy early chances, with Palace coming close through a Christian Benteke header and Villa knocking wide through Jacob Ramsey and Kortney Hause
John McGinn hands Villa the lead with a well-placed shot that bounces in off the post
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Crystal Palace will look to build on a solid home record as they prepare to take on Aston Villa on Sunday, 16th May (12:00 BST).
Previous meetings
The two teams last met at Villa Park on Boxing Day. Villa ran away 3-0 winners.
However the Eagles are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 home league games against Aston Villa, winning six, including the 2-1 victory in 2015 where Bakary Sako scored a late winner on his debut.
Preview
Similarly, this game will be the third in seven days for the Villans, having lost to Manchester United last weekend and then playing out a goalless draw with Everton on Thursday.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United: TV channel, live stream, team news & prediction
Manchester United look to cement second place at Villa Park | Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Manchester United begin a crazy triple-header week of fixtures when they travel to Aston Villa on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side reached the Europa League final with an 8-5 aggregate win over AS Roma in midweek, but now must play three games in five days - after last Sunday s clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford was postponed because of fans protesting against the Glazer family s ownership of the club.
The Reds had gone seven games unbeaten in all competitions prior to losing the second leg against Roma, but they haven t lost in the league since a January defeat to Sheffield United - winning five of their last six.
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Aston Villa vs Manchester United: Line-up, EPL prediction and result Staff Reporter
Latest EPL standings as well as fixtures and results are found below the predictions.
Manchester United put a rollercoaster week behind them as they return to English Premier League action at Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Red Devils were left looking on aghast from their team hotel last weekend as fed up supporters staged a protest at Old Trafford, breaking into the stadium in a move that led to the postponement of their north west derby with Liverpool.
Missing out on the chance to keep the points tally ticking looks set to hand neighbours Manchester City the EPL title a little earlier, putting the kibosh on second-placed United’s bid to delay the inevitable.
Everton vs Aston Villa Team News
Michael Keane could be available for the Toffees after a recent thigh problem but Carlo Ancelotti may prefer to keep his defensive line that played against Arsenal. Abdoulaye Doucoure and Jean-Philippe Gbamin, however, will not be available for the home side.
Aston Villa’s Morgan Sanson, Trezeguet and Jack Grealish will not face Everton as they are still injured.
Everton vs Aston Villa Preview
No keeper has kept more away clean sheets – eight- in the Premier League this season than Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martínez. Only four keepers have ever kept more clean sheets on the road in their first season with a club in the competition; Shaka Hislop with West Ham in 1998-99 (9), Petr Cech with Chelsea in 2004-05 (11), Ederson with Manchester City in 2017-18 (9) and Liverpool’s Alisson Becker in 2018-19 (9).