Welcome to LIVE coverage of Aston Villa's must-win match versus Crystal Palace. Villa cannot be relegated today, but are seven points from safety and therefore in dire need of a victory. Palace are in a rut, so could be the ideal opponents. Team news is coming up next...

FT: Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace. It's a huge win for Villa, who keep their survival hopes alive. Trezeguet was the match-winner, scoring twice, and although they had some VAR luck along the way, Villa are still alive and four points from safety. It was an ugly win, but they all count. Palace have now lost five on the spin and gave a poor account of themselves today.

The ball is in Reina's hands and tat should be that.

Benteke gets on the end of the free kick but heads over.

Luiz booked for a cynical trip on Zaha. He's been good, Luiz.

Five added minutes.

Meyer loses the ball in a crowd and Luiz and Grealish can start a counter-attack, but El Ghazi's control lets them down.

El Ghazi replaces the match-winner Trezeguet.

Targett is in space on the left following a quick free quick and produces a tantilising cross that, somehow, neither Trezeguet or Davis can finish.

Van Aanholt sends a free kick straight into Reina's arms.

Great tackle from Targett to stop Zaha inside the Villa box.

Davis also on for Samatta.

Hourihane departs, with the tough-tackling Nakamba on instead.

Townsend gets to the byline and dinks a cross to the back post, where Dann looks poised to head in, but Benteke instead gets there on the stretch and loops the ball over. Dann is fuming.

Palace unimpressed after McGinn upends Zaha.

It opens up for Palace down their left, and Van Aanholt is suddenly racing into the box after Zaha slips him in, but Reina stays big and denies him.

Mings keeps a close eye on Benteke and stops him getting on the end of a hopeful cross from the left.

We're back.

Time for the second drinks break. Palace have been very disappointing and do not look like getting back into this at present.

Milivojevic pushed Grealish over and is booked.

Riedewald also comes on, replacing Kouyate.