Match Report
Aston Villa U21 and Crystal Palace U21 went into the game level on 4 points, 15th against 12th in the table. Aston Villa U21 ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Per game in the league, Aston Villa U21 were scoring 1.67 and conceding 2, Crystal Palace U21 1.5 and 0.5, against a competition average of 2.12 goals per team per game.
The referee was C. Walchester, with 80 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. Villa Park, capacity 42,640, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Crystal Palace U21: Ben Casey (69'), Adler Nascimento (87')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa U21 53% · Crystal Palace U21 47% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 6-3