In this week 3 match, on Sat Aug 20th, Crystal Palace will host Aston Villa in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 32nd minute on a feed from Eberechi Eze, then Luis Díaz got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 61st minute on a feed from James Milner earning Liverpool at least a draw. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 2-1 win against Everton. Danny Ings struck first for Aston Villa in the 31st minute on a feed from Ollie Watkins, then Emiliano Buendía added another in the 85th minute. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Aston Villa won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Leon Bailey. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Wilfried Zaha has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Crystal Palace
Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace squad will be without James Tomkins, James McArthur, Michael Olise, Nathan Ferguson and Sam Johnstone, while Kortney Hause and Diego Carlos are unavailable to play for Steven Gerrard’s team.