Odsonne Édouard of Crystal Palace has earned a free kick on the right flank.

Tim Iroegbunam of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.

Clément Lenglet of Aston Villa has been handed a yellow card.

Match pause - Crystal Palace.

Player swap - Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew is coming on for Eberechi Eze.

Player switch - Crystal Palace. James Tomkins is replacing Joachim Andersen.

Player swap - Crystal Palace. Adam Wharton is being replaced by Jairo Riedewald.

Player change - Aston Villa. Kaine Kesler-Hayden is coming on to replace Moussa Diaby.

Player switch - Aston Villa. John McGinn is replaced by Finley Munroe.

Corner kick awarded to Crystal Palace. Robin Olsen is responsible for the concession.

New attacking attempt. Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Chris Richards.

Opportunity squandered. Michael Olise of Crystal Palace takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box but doesn't succeed. The assist came from a cross by Tyrick Mitchell.

Tim Iroegbunam of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.

Offside called against Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.

Offside call - It's against Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz has been flagged offside.

Attempt thwarted. Michael Olise of Crystal Palace takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped.

Player swap for Crystal Palace. Marc Guéhi is being replaced by Jefferson Lerma.

Player change - Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard is replacing Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Opportunity lost. Michael Olise of Crystal Palace takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box. It's a close call but the ball fails to hit the top right corner. The assist was provided by Daniel Muñoz.

Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.

Michael Olise of Crystal Palace has secured an attacking free kick.

Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa

Score! Crystal Palace 5, Aston Villa 0. Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace strikes with his right foot from beyond the box into the left corner. The assist was by Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Player switch - Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is replaced by Omari Kellyman.

Player change - Aston Villa. Calum Chambers is being replaced by Tim Iroegbunam.

Offside call - It's against Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta has been flagged for offside.

Goal! Crystal Palace 4, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta - Crystal Palace - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Eberechi Eze following a fast break.

Corner kick awarded to Crystal Palace. This was caused by Lucas Digne's defense.

Opportunity lost. Michael Olise of Crystal Palace failed to score with a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, the ball veering left. The pass was provided by Daniel Muñoz.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Michael Olise of Crystal Palace has earned an offensive free kick.

Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Calum Chambers from Aston Villa has committed a foul.

Michael Olise of Crystal Palace commits a foul.

Clément Lenglet of Aston Villa has been awarded a defensive free kick.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Fouled by Daniel Muñoz - Crystal Palace

Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 0. Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace - shot with right foot from outside the box to the left corner.

Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.

Calum Chambers of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Missed chance. Jhon Durán - Aston Villa - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Lucas Digne.

The second half kicks off with Crystal Palace leading Aston Villa by 2 goals to nil.

The first half concludes with Crystal Palace leading Aston Villa by 2 goals to nil.

Another offensive effort. Michael Olise of Crystal Palace takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the six-yard box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Daniel Muñoz.

Another offensive move. Michael Olise from Crystal Palace takes a shot using his left foot from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was provided by Daniel Muñoz.

Shot blocked. Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Attempt thwarted. Tyrick Mitchell of Crystal Palace's right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area is intercepted.

Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta - Crystal Palace - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assist - Daniel Muñoz.

New attacking attempt. Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Marc Guéhi.

Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace commits a foul.

Calum Chambers of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Opportunity squandered. Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa narrowly misses the goal with a header from the middle of the box. The assist came from Lucas Digne, who delivered a cross following a corner.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa, forced by Tyrick Mitchell.

John McGinn of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Michael Olise from Crystal Palace commits a foul.

Clément Lenglet of Aston Villa has been awarded a defensive free kick.

Joachim Andersen of Crystal Palace has been handed a yellow card due to a violation.

Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Joachim Andersen from Crystal Palace commits a foul.

Missed chance. Jhon Durán - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box missed.

John McGinn of Aston Villa has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.

Michael Olise of Crystal Palace has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

John McGinn from Aston Villa has committed a foul.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa, forced by Marc Guéhi's defensive play.

Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - header inside of six yard box - left side is close, but missed. Assist - Lucas Digne with a cross after corner.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa. This was due to Dean Henderson's defense.

New attacking attempt. Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Jhon Durán.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa. Nathaniel Clyne is responsible for it.

New attacking attempt. Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Douglas Luiz with a through ball.

John McGinn of Aston Villa has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Thats all. Game finished - Crystal Palace 5, Aston Villa 0.

Second Half ended - Crystal Palace 5, Aston Villa 0.

Fouled by Jordan Ayew - Crystal Palace

Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.

Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Douglas Luiz with a cross .

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.

Daniel Muñoz of Crystal Palace commits a foul.

Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Joachim Andersen commits a foul - representing Crystal Palace.

Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa commits a foul.

Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace has secured a defensive free kick.

The initial half of the game commences...