"Ollie Watkins hit the post with a late header as Aston Villa were held to 0-0 draw by Crystal Palace in a competitive encounter at Selhurst Park. With Manchester City dropping more points by drawing against Brighton in one of Wednesday's other games, victory would have seen Villa move up to second in the Premier League table. Instead, they remain third and have edged to within five points of leaders Arsenal, who host Liverpool on Thursday."
"This was a tight encounter, though Villa will have been disappointed not to score after racking up 15 shots to Palace's 11, and creating good enough chances to rack up an expected goals (xG) tally of 1.57. The goalless draw saw a run of 10 straight Premier League games in which Villa had scored come to an end, with Unai Emery's men drawing a blank for the first time since a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool in November."
Aston Villa were held to a 0-0 draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park despite late chances from Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers. Watkins hit the post with a late header and Rogers missed another gilt-edged opportunity shortly after. Palace produced chances too, Brennan Johnson testing Emiliano Martinez before Martinez was substituted at half-time, and Justin Devenny’s rebound attempt was blocked by Lucas Digne. Villa outshot Palace 15 to 11 and registered an expected goals (xG) of 1.57. The goalless draw ended Villa’s run of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League matches. Villa remain third, five points behind leaders Arsenal.
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