Min By Min

1. Have a great summer and we’re already looking forward to 2024/25! UTV 🟣

2. A huge thank you to each and every single one of you for joining us on a matchday throughout the campaign!

3. Villa finish in the top four of the Premier League for the first time since 1995/96 and will play Champions League football next season

4. Unai Emery’s team, who had already sealed fourth place, have achieved the club’s second-highest Premier League points tally (68)

5. Full time

   Match ends, Crystal Palace 5, Aston Villa 0.

6. 90'+5' End of Second Half

   Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 5, Aston Villa 0.

7. HT: Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa – A disappointing end to the season at Selhurst Park as Villa go down to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s hat-trick and a brace from Eberechi Eze. Hats off to the travelling Villa faithful, who were in excellent voice in the capital

8. 90'+4' free kick lost

   Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).

9. 90'+4' free kick won

   Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

10. 90'+3' free kick won

    Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.

11. 90'+3' free kick lost

    Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).

12. 90'+2' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

13. 90'+2' yellow card

    Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

14. 90'+2' start delay

    Delay in match (Crystal Palace).

15. 88' substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Eberechi Eze.

16. 87' substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Joachim Andersen.

17. 87' substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Adam Wharton.

18. 87' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Moussa Diaby.

19. 87' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Finley Munroe replaces John McGinn.

20. Smart save from Olsen to deny Eze his hat-trick

21. 84' corner

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Robin Olsen.

22. 84' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Richards.

23. 82' miss

    Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.

24. 80' free kick won

    Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

25. 80' free kick lost

    Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).

26. 78' offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.

27. 77' offside

    Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.

28. 77' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

29. 76' substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Marc Guéhi.

30. 76' substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.

31. 75' miss

    Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

32. 73' yellow card

    Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

33. 73' free kick lost

    Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).

34. 73' free kick won

    Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

35. Goal 5-0 Palace - Eze drills home from 20 yards for his second and Palace's fifth at Selhurst Park

36. 69' goal

    Goal! Crystal Palace 5, Aston Villa 0. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.

37. 68' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Omari Kellyman replaces Ollie Watkins.

38. 68' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Calum Chambers.

39. 66' offside

    Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.

40. Goal - Palace go 4-0 up as Mateta completes his hat-trick following a swift break from back to front. Henderson threw the ball out to Eze, who attacked and found the Palace striker in the area before he applied the finish

41. 63' goal

    Goal! Crystal Palace 4, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a fast break.

42. 
43. 62' corner

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Lucas Digne.

44. 59' miss

    Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

45. Olise sends an effort narrowly wide for the hosts

46. 58' yellow card

    Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

47. 58' free kick lost

    Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).

48. 58' free kick won

    Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

49. 57' free kick lost

    Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).

50. 57' free kick won

    Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

51. 56' free kick won

    Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52. 56' free kick lost

    Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).

53. 55' free kick won

    Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54. 55' free kick lost

    Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).

55. 54' goal

    Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 0. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.

56. Goal - Palace lead 3-0. Similar to the first half, Villa have started well but the ball takes a fortunate break into the path of Eze and he approaches the area before drilling into the bottom corner from 20 yards. Yet, the travelling faithful remain in fine voice...

57. 52' free kick lost

    Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).

58. 52' free kick won

    Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

59. 50' miss

    Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne.

60. Second Half begins Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 0.

61. There's some superb fancy dress and Unai Emery masks in the away end this afternoon. The Villa fans are in great spirits 👏

    
62. 45'+4' End of First Half

    First Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 0.

63. HT: Crystal Palace 2-0 Aston Villa – Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first-half brace puts the Eagles in control at the break. It’s been an evenly-balanced encounter at Selhurst Park but Palace have been clinical in the final third

64. 45'+4' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

65. Great saves from Olsen to deny Olise in quick succession

66. 45'+3' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

67. 45' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.

68. 41' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

69. Goal - 2-0 to Palace and Mateta doubles his tally with a well-taken finish from Munoz's low cross.

70. 39' goal

    Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

71. Olsen with solid hands to keep hold of Eze's long-range strike

72. 37' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.

73. 

74. Palace still lead here courtesy of Mateta's ninth-minute effort, but there's plenty of optimism Villa can get back into this and they've played well, creating two or three good openings

75. 34' free kick won

    Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76. 34' free kick lost

    Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).

77. 30' miss

    Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.

78. 29' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.

79. 26' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80. 26' free kick lost

    Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).

81. 26' free kick won

    Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82. 26' free kick lost

    Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).

83. Watkins is going to need a new away shirt here having been held back by Palace defender Andersen. It's fair to say he had more than a handful of shirt and has left a huge ripped hole in the back. He rightly got a booking...

84. 24' yellow card

    Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85. 23' free kick won

    Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86. 23' free kick lost

    Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).

87. Results elsewhere, Manchester City have just opened up a two-goal lead against West Ham courtesy of Phil Foden's brace. Which means, as it stands, the Premier League title is heading to the Etihad Stadium

88. 19' miss

    Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

89. 18' yellow card

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90. 18' free kick lost

    Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

91. 18' free kick won

    Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

92. 17' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.

93. 17' miss

    Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.

94. CLOSE AGAIN, TWICE!! Diaby with another chance as his effort at the back post from Luiz's corner is pushed aside by Henderson. From the resulting corner, an unmarked Watkins can't get his header on target. Villa should be level

95. 17' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dean Henderson.

96. 17' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jhon Durán.

97. CLOSE! Diaby latches on to a ball over the top, surges towards the penalty area but his low strike is pushed behind by Henderson.

98. 16' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.

99. 16' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.

100. 14' free kick won

     John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

101. 14' free kick lost

     Foul by Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).

102. 
103. 13' offside

     Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.

104. Goal - Palace lead 1-0 courtesy of Mateta. Villa had made a positive start to the encounter but the hosts open the scoring following a lengthy VAR review for offside. Mateta receives a pass from Olise and escapes the attention of Lenglet before drilling low past Olsen.

105. 9' goal

     Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.

106. 6' miss

     Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.

107. 6' miss

     Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.

108. 5' free kick lost

     Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).

109. 5' free kick won

     Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

110. 2' free kick lost

     Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).

111. 2' free kick won

     Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

112. 1' free kick lost

     Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

113. 1' free kick won

     Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

114. First Half begins.

115. The teams emerge from the tunnel here into the Selhurst Park sun. It's a gorgeous day here in the capital...

116. 

117. The Villa striker is also just one goal shy of drawing level with Dwight Yorke, who is currently second in the club's list of Premier League leading scorers

118. Ollie Watkins needs one goal to become the first Villa player to score 20 in a top-flight season since Peter Withe in 1980/81

119. Villa won the reverse fixture 3-1 with three late goals and could beat Palace home and away in the same season for the first time since 1980/81

120. 

121. In their places come Robin Olsen, Clément Lenglet, Jhon Durán and Calum Chambers, who makes his first Premier League start of the season

122. Youri Tielemans misses out through injury and Pau Torres starts on the bench, while Emi Martínez and Leon Bailey aren’t included in the matchday squad

123. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

124. Unai Emery has made four changes from the 3-3 draw against Liverpool last time out

125. Team news is coming your way in just 10 mins...

126. 

127. But a stern test stands in the way against a Crystal Palace team who are one of the division’s form sides after racking up a six-game unbeaten run, which includes five wins and one draw in that sequence.

128. Unai Emery’s team have achieved the club’s second-highest Premier League points tally (68) and they can break the 70-point barrier with a 21^st league victory.

129. With fourth spot and Champions League football already secured, Villa fans in south London are sure to be in good voice today!

130. Good afternoon and welcome to Selhurst Park for our final match of the 2023/24 season!