Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. Both sides are out of form and have little left to play for but pride, and that make for an interesting spectacle. Stay with us for all the build-up and drama as kick-off is now just an hour away!

Premier League / Matchday 36

Selhurst Park / 16.05.2021

Crystal Palace

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Aston Villa

J. McGinn(17')
A. El Ghazi(34')

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ByPete Sharland

Updated 16/05/2021 at 12:54 GMT

62'

Save! El Ghazi hammers the free-kick hard and low, and it's incredibly difficult for the goalkeeper to see through the crowd of bodies. Somehow Butland makes the save, the rebound falls to Konsa whose effort is also blocked.

61'

Some respite for Villa as El Ghazi wins a free-kick on the left in a dangerous area.

59'

Off the woodwork! Palace win another corner and Benteke is inches away from a second goal as his header crashes off the crossbar! Did Martinez get a faint touch to it? Maybe. That's another warning for Villa.

57'

Close! Zaha comes for a short corner and rolls the ball across the face of goal - but there's no one there. He throws his hands up in frustration

55'

There may be a number of players out of contract in the Palace team but there's no doubting their effort today. Their pressing is too much for Villa at the moment and the visitors are really struggling to get a hold of the ball.

54'

Palace are well on top at the moment, as Villa are camped in their own half. Eze picks up a pocket of space just outside the penalty area and is teed up by Benteke, but his shot is blocked.

52'

Eze's free-kick delivery is inviting but Villa stand tall defensively and Ramsey completes the clearance.

50'

Yellow card! McGinn makes a cynical foul on Eze and deservedly goes into the book.

Yellow card

J. McGinn

Aston Villa

Goals1

On target1

Yellow Cards1

Fouls2

47'

A let-off for Martinez! The Villa goalkeeper takes a heavy touch after receiving the back pass, Benteke is ready to pounce but Martinez makes a sliding tackle to make the recovery and spare his blushes.

2nd Half

46'

Kick-off! We are underway in the second half. More of the same, please! No changes in personnel at this stage.

Half-time: Villa win a corner but Benteke heads clear and that will be that for the first half.

45'

Two minutes will be added on at the end of a thoroughly entertaining first half.

43'

Zaha is much more involved in the contest now and he cuts inside from the left flank before rolling it into the path Cahill. Under pressure from the Villa defence, he pokes wide. However, he was in an offside position and it wouldn't have counted had he scored.

39'

Both sides have registered eight shots each, but that doesn't tell half the story. Keep it coming!

37'

With little to play for other than pride, this game was always likely to be open and that's exactly how it has turned out. Palace are back on the attack as it drops to Zaha, who carves inside and gets his shot away but it's straight at Martinez.

34'

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa (Anwar El Ghazi): McGinn does well to drive to the byline and his cross is headed up rather than out by Kouyate. Watkins flicks it into the path of El Ghazi who smashes it home. Dreadful defending and Villa are ahead again.

Goal

A. El Ghazi

Aston Villa

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32'

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa (Christian Benteke): Benteke scores against his former club! It's the third game in a row in which he's scored now, as he climbs highest to head down Mitchell's beautifully floated cross and the ball nestles in the corner.

Goal

C. Benteke

Crystal Palace

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