Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

THE GOAL STANDS! Much to the displeasure of Vieira, who is then shown a yellow card for his vociferous complaints, Villa's goal is ruled valid - they lead 1-0!

Due to the tangle between Watkins and Guehi before the Villa man opened the scoring, the VAR has intervened, to check if the goal should stand.

Clyne sends in a dangerous outswinging cross from the right flank, but Cash comes across to cover at the far post, with several yellow-shirted Palace players lurking close by.

After being released by Zaha on the left side of the area, Mitchell has a shot blocked by Cash inside the box, then Gallagher thumps a low shot towards the bottom corner, which Martinez gets down to without too much trouble.

Eze brings down McGinn, as the game becomes increasingly fractious. Neither team can build any real momentum, and a series of second-half stoppages hasn't helped.

Chambers has a challenge from behind on Zaha punished by a free-kick, but the latter is still unhappy and demonstrates his disapproval to the referee.

A lung-bursting run into the box by Cash ends with the Villa full-back zipping a dangerous low ball across the six-yard box, but neither Watkins or Ings had gambled on a move to the back post.

Andersen goes down injured, causing the game to come to a temporary halt, but after some treatment is considered fit enough to continue.