Week 3 features a match on Sat Aug 20th, where Crystal Palace will play host to 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, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Wilfried Zaha scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 32nd minute, then in the 61st minute, James Milner sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Luis Díaz earning Liverpool at least a draw. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 9th placed Aston Villa is fresh off their 2-1 win against Everton. Danny Ings scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 31st minute, then Emiliano Buendía added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Ollie Watkins. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face 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. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Wilfried Zaha has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Crystal Palace
James Tomkins, James McArthur, Michael Olise, Nathan Ferguson and Sam Johnstone are unavailable to play for Crystal Palace, while Aston Villa will be without Kortney Hause and Diego Carlos.