Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Post-Match

[AV84]

Great win and watching Chelsea today looking forward in doing them again this season.

I don't want to jinx it because who knows which version of us shows up, but looking at them.... you'd have to think we're more than favourites next weekend.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes but we do have an extra game to play in mid-week so that favours them a lot.

[Lastfootstamper]

Their goal would've been checked as all are, and cleared instantly as he came from behind the ball. Must admit, I too thought Duran was about to get his marching orders.

[Mister E]

Agreed on Kamara, he had a poor game yesterday, he can hardly be surprised at getting hooked.

Kamara was not at his best, but he was not crap either. He had a good first half (including a sublime turn on Hughes in the centre circle) and then faded in the second. As others have said, he probably could have done more to help prevent the palace goal.

[Lastfootstamper]

This is a really good look at the penalty. Ollie clearly touches the ball and then gets taken out. There isn’t much more to discuss.

https://x.com/maxcpfc21/status/1703140513493250084?s=46

The arguing against it is wearing. And I have to believe that Stockley Park also believe that the CP player perhaps grazing the ball without altering its trajectory from WatkIns' touch before then legging him up in the air and subsequently getting a firm touch constitutes it possibly not being a penalty. I can't think of any other reason why they'd question it.

[Ger Regan]

Credit to the palace fans as well, they were the loudest set of away fans i can remember in some time, especially considering they didn't take the full allocation.

Also, I thought playing I Won't Back Down at the end was a nice choice given the circumstances.

[PaulTheVillan]

Credit to the palace fans as well, they were the loudest set of away fans i can remember in some time, especially considering they didn't take the full allocation.

Also, I thought playing I Won't Back Down at the end was a nice choice given the circumstances.

My pal is a palace fan. I went to SHA away one year and sat with the palace fans. Free ticket. Local gig. The palace fans were brilliant.
Lots of young cockney lads given money by the rich parents to piss off out for the day.

Enjoyed it.

[Small Rodent]

Palace fans aren’t cockneys. But it’s true, they’re not a bad bunch. All those I know are fine. Like any club it’s a cross-section of society.

[rougegorge]

Credit to the palace fans as well, they were the loudest set of away fans i can remember in some time, especially considering they didn't take the full allocation.

Also, I thought playing I Won't Back Down at the end was a nice choice given the circumstances.

Yes, for their numbers, they made more noise than the Holte End for the most part although they still didn't match Hibs who were noisier and with nothing to play for.

[Flamingo Lane]

Two observations that I've not seen discussed.

Firstly why was Edoudes goal not checked for offside as it looked as close as Diabys

Secondly very late on Bailey and Duran were involved in a clear foul that warranted a booking. The ref Booked Bailey when I thought it was clearly Duran who committed the foul. Less than 2 mins later Duran pulls back a player and is duly given a yellow but I was convinced it was his 2nd yell9w.



Maybe the big clubs get all the decisions after all

Great win and watching Chelsea today looking forward in doing them again this season.

I think Bailey did commit the foul, but was actually booked for kicking the ball away (albeit he kicked it gently and straight to a Palace player standing no more than ten yards away).

[Bad English]

Just watched MOTD. All 3 pundits claim the pen was 'tough' on Palace. Whatever.

Did they? Diddums!

[andyh]

When did ‘parking the bus’ become ‘a low block’ ?
Is it about the same time xg became a thing ?

[Smirker]

When did ‘parking the bus’ become ‘a low block’ ?
Is it about the same time xg became a thing ?

When this happened:

https://www.sportbible.com/football/foul-play-graeme-souness-criticised-after-rudely-interrupting-pundit-alex-scott-20190203

Since then people have started using it a lot. Soundness was right BTW. Another one is double pivot. You mean two man midfield. 'The press' - that's called closing down. Terminology has definitely become a bit pompous over the past few years.

[Exeter 77]

'The Press' is a term borrowed from basketball.

[Richard E]

Has the final whistle gone yet?