Grealish is shown a yellow card for diving. The Villa captain is not happy with the referee's decision to disallow the goal though and he is making his feelings known.
90' +4
Villa are starting to look desperate now in their haste to get into Palace's box. Their passing is getting sloppy but they're not ready to give up the chance to draw the game yet.
90' +2
Villa are pushing as many players forward as they can now as they look for a late equaliser to earn a point. They're keeping the ball well but just can't seem to find a way past Palace.
86'
C. Benteke enters the game and replaces J. Ayew.
Hodgson makes his final change of the game as well and it's Benteke that's coming on in place of the goal scorer, Ayew.
85'
H. Lansbury enters the game and replaces Wesley.
Final roll of the dice for Villa now as Smith brings on Lansbury in place of Wesley.
84'
A. Townsend enters the game and replaces J. Schlupp.
Second change for Palace now and it's Townsend that's coming on to replace Schlupp.
83'
Schlupp is causing Villa a lot of problems down the left at the minute as he weaves his way into the box. Just before he can get his cross in though, Taylor gets across to block it.
81'
Villa are passing the ball around with more pace than before as they start to push higher up the field. McGinn puts a really deep cross into the box from the right, but Sakho does enough to stop Wesley from reaching it.
79'
M. Sakho enters the game and replaces M. Kelly.
That is the end of Kelly's game and he goes straight down the tunnel after going off. Sakho comes on to replace him and gets a warm reception from the fans.
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77'
Kelly has just pulled up very abruptly and it looks like he pulled a muscle in his attempt to reach the ball. He looks like he's going to carry on for now though as Villa have their first corner of the game.
75'
Villa were starting to look more dangerous as they pressed forward in search of a goal but are now sitting very deep in their own half at the minute as they try to close down the space ahead of Palace.
73'
J. Ayew has scored a goal for Crystal Palace!
AYEW PUTS PALACE AHEAD! It's a very quick break for Palace and Schlupp picks out Ayew's run into the box. The forward looks like he was going to cross it, but a deflection off Grealish takes it back into his path and he curls his effort past Heaton and into the bottom right corner. 1-0 Palace!
71'
C. Hourihane enters the game and replaces Douglas Luiz.
C. Kouyaté gets yellow.
Kouyate receives a yellow card for a late challenge on Grealish.
Smith makes another change now as he brings on Hourihane in place of Luiz.
69'
Villa have a rare chance to get in on goal. Wesley holds up the ball brilliantly before picking out Grealish on the right wing. The captain puts his cross into a good area in the box, but Guaita reaches out a hand to stop Davis from reaching it.
67'
Zaha does brilliantly to weave his way through Villa's defence as he tries to make some space for himself. He hits his shot against McArthur, who chips the ball up before attempting the bicycle kick but he can only send it wide.
65'
Once again, Villa don't clear their lines properly from a corner and the ball falls to Van Aanholt on the edge of the box again. He lets it bounce before firing his shot on goal, but Grealish recovers well to block it.
63'
Van Aanholt finds himself in some space on the edge of the box and takes the shot first time when McArthur plays it into him. He curls his effort around the defender but it's a comfortable save for Heaton.
61'
Davis is trying to close down Palace high up the field, but he can't get close to them at the minute. Even if he could, there's nobody up with him in support.
59'
K. Davis enters the game and replaces Jota Peleteiro.
The first change of the game is made by Smith as he brings on Davis, who scored on Tuesday against Crewe, to replace Jota.
58'
L. Milivojević gets yellow.
Milivojevic is the first Palace player to be booked after catching Grealish with a late challenge.
56'
Palace are getting a lot of joy down that right side and McArthur once again fizzes a brilliant cross into the six-yard box. Mings reaches it first and fires the ball out of play for a corner.
54'
Trézéguet gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
TREZEGUET IS OFF! It's a very late challenge from the forward as he blocks off Zaha's run down the right wing. It's a bad decision from someone on a booking and the referee is quickly across to show him his second yellow and then the red. Villa down to 10!
50'
Zaha touches the ball into Ayew's path and the forward then fires a cross back into the middle of the box on the turn. None of his team-mates have made a supporting run though and the chance goes to waste.
48'
Palace break quickly upfield and Ward is in a good position high on the right. He whips a good cross into the box to pick out Kouyate, who can only direct his header wide of the far post.
47'
Villa have a free-kick in a good position at the start of the second half and Trezeguet is standing over it. He curls his effort over the wall, but can't get it back down again and it sails over the crossbar.
46'
Palace get the game back underway for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 ASTON VILLA.
45'
Villa have looked very shaky when they've had to defend set-pieces against Palace. Milivojevic swings yet another free-kick into the box and the away side just don't clear their lines quick enough.
44'
Trézéguet gets yellow.
The yellow card is out again and this time it's shown to Trezeguet who catches McArthur with a late, high challenge.
40'
F. Guilbert gets yellow.
Guilbert is the latest Villa player to be shown a yellow card after clipping Schlupp from behind.
38'
Trezeguet is the furthest player forward for Villa and he decides to have a go from the edge of the box. His shot is a wild one though and it loops up into the air and wide of the target.
37'
Zaha and McArthur are linking up brilliantly down the right side and this time it's Zaha that whips a cross into the box. He's looking for Schlupp at the far post, but Engels gets there first to put it out of play.
35'
N. Taylor gets yellow.
Taylor receives a yellow card after taking out Zaha from behind with a late tackle.
33'
Schlupp spots Milivojevic's run into a lot of space ahead of him on the left and tries to pick him out with a throughball. As soon as the captain takes his first touch though, the offside flag goes up.
31'
Villa are trying to find a foothold in the game again after all their early pressure at the start of the game. They're trying to move upfield with pace but just can't find a way past Palace at the minute.
29'
McArthur pulls away from his defender on the right wing once again and he fizzes a brilliant ball across the face of goal. None of his team-mates have made a run into the six-yard box to get on the end of it though.
27'
Milivojevic once again swings a good cross into the box from a free-kick on the left and Villa fail to clear their lines. It lands to Schlupp on the edge of the box and hits it well, but a deflection off Luiz takes the power off it and Heaton saves it.
24'
Palace seem to have found their rhythm now and are passing the ball around with a bit more confidence that before. All of their possession is in midfield at the minute though as they try to break through Villa's defence.
21'
Jota has drifted infield to get onto the ball and has the chance to run at Kelly. He lines up a shot but is closed down by the defender and dispossessed before he can hit it.
19'
Zaha's frustration is already starting to show with his lack of time on the ball since the start of the game. He's just dispossessed Luiz and thought he was in on goal, only to have play pulled back for a Villa free-kick.
17'
Douglas Luiz gets yellow.
Luiz picks up the first yellow card of the game after catching Kouyate with a late challenge.
16'
Luiz gets his head up and switches play with a brilliant ball to the right wing. McGinn brings it down but there are a lot of shouts from the crowd that he used his hand, but the referee doesn't give anything.
14'
Palace are starting to close down Villa higher up the field than before but are still leaving a lot of gaps in their midfield which their opponents are getting into to cause problems.
12'
Van Aanholt pulls away from his defender and puts a good cross into the box from the byline. McArthur reaches it and taps it onto Schlupp, who fires the shot towards goal from the edge of the box, but Engels makes a good block to deny him.
10'
Palace have a free-kick on the left wing and Milivojevic swings the ball into a good area in the box. He can't find a team-mate but they almost get another chance due to Mings' poor clearance but Taylor reaches it first.
8'
Palace have struggled to get on the ball so far in the game. Whenever they do win possession back, they have been giving it back to Villa with sloppy passes.
6'
It's Luiz that's standing over the free-kick for Villa just outside the box. He curls his effort high over the wall but can't get it back down again and it sails high over the crossbar.
5'
Villa have made a bright start to the game and have caught Palace out a few times with their long passes up the field. This time it's Trezeguet that brings it down before he's caught by McArthur to win a free-kick.
3'
Wesley gets on the end of another long ball into the box and nods it out to McGinn who is coming inside from the right. The midfielder fires a cross in and a deflection sends it straight into Guaita's gloves.
1'
Wesley gets the game underway for Villa!
A long ball upfield for Villa gives Wesley his first chance of the game. He knocks it down to Jota and when it's passed back to him, he has a shot. There's no pace on it though and it's an easy save for Guaita.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa at Selhurst Park!
Palace picked up their first league win of the campaign last weekend, beating Manchester United 2-1 away from home, but were then knocked out of the EFL Cup on penalties after drawing 0-0 with Colchester in normal time on Tuesday. Villa also got their first victory since their promotion to the Premier League when they beat Everton 2-0 before following it up with a thumping 6-1 win over Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Cup.
CRYSTAL PALACE STARTING XI (4-4-2): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Martin Kelly, Gary Cahill, Patrick van Aanholt; James McArthur, Cheikhou Kouyate, Luka Milivojevic, Jeffrey Schlupp; Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha.
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Wayne Hennessey, Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke, James McCarthy, Max Meyer, Victor Camarasa, Mamadou Sakho.
ASTON VILLA STARTING XI (4-3-3): Tom Heaton; Frederic Guilbert, Bjorn Engels, Tyrone Mings, Neil Taylor; John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Jack Grealish; Jota, Wesley, Trezeguet.
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Jed Steer, Conor Hourihane, Henri Lansbury, Anwar El Ghazi, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Ahmed El Mohamady, Keinan Davis.
The teams are out on the field now, with kick-off just moments away.
It's a familiar situation for Palace to be in at half-time, having failed to score in three of their last four games. Hodgson will be pleased with the number of good chances his side created in the first half, but they need to improve their finishing if they want to win this game. As for Villa, if they can start the second half how they did the first and keep up that intensity, then they could cause Palace some real problems in the final third.
That's all for today, goodbye!
So, Palace have their first home win of the season and go into the international break in fourth place with back-to-back wins. Villa will be disappointed with the result today, especially after the last decision went against them, but Smith will want to put this behind them for when they face West Ham in two weeks time.
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