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

Yellow Card Eberechi Oluchi Eze

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Villa want a foul as Watkins goes down, but the referee waves play on. Luiz steps in to thwart a Palace break before getting the hosts moving forward again. Villa are the team looking to ask questions of their opponents here.

England international Eze completed more dribbles (13) and created more chances from set plays (seven) than any other player in the Premier League across the season's first four matchdays. He will be Palace's dangerman again here.

Now Palace come forward as Eze twists away from Douglas Luiz, but the Brazilian sticks to his task to force the Palace playmaker back. If the visitors are to build on their promising start to the season here, Eze will surely have a big role to play.

Kamara releases Diaby with a wonderful ball over the top, but Richards matches the former Bayer Leverkusen man for pace before sliding in to divert his cutback back to Johnstone.

It's a nervous moment for Palace as Diaby latches onto a pass down the right before cutting back to Watkins, but the striker is crowded out and Cash is unable to divert the loose ball goalwards. Edouard then has space to break, but Villa recover to win possession back.

Palace have scored just five goals in 11 Premier League away games against Aston Villa (0.45 per game), never netting more than once in a match on this ground in the competition. Only at Tottenham (0.36) do they have a lower away goals-per-game ratio against sides they've faced 10 or more times.

Cash and Diaby are involved as Villa work the ball from right to left and back again, but Palace are standing firm with 11 men behind the ball. Doucoure then makes a strong challenge to prevent Watkins from shooting from the edge of the area.

Kamara fouls Hughes as Palace win a free-kick just inside Villa's half. The visitors – donning their white and sky blue change kit – are stoking the ball around nicely in the opening minutes.