Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Aston Villa FC - Crystal Palace FC
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
14:37
SUBS: Joel Ward, Jefferson Lerma, Jeffrey Schlupp, Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Matt Turner, Remi Matthews, Caleb Kporha, Asher Agbinone
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
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CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix, Trevoh Chalobah; Tyrick Mitchell, Cheick Doucoure, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz; Justin Devenny, Ismaïla Sarr; Jean-Philippe Mateta
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
14:32
SUBS: Matty Cash, Tyrone Mings, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Lucas Digne, Jaden Philogene, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Robin Olsen, Ben Broggio
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
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ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Ian Maatsen, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Lamare Bogarde; Youri Tielemans, Ross Barkley; Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn; Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
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Villa have seen a slide in form of late, having lost their last four in all competitions, going winless in five. That includes a 2-0 reverse to Liverpool before the international break, in what was their most recent game. Unai Emery's men sit ninth in the league, but are just one point outside of the top four going into kick-off. For Palace, their last match was a 2-0 defeat at home to Fulham in a London Derby. They sit 18th, having won just once in the league all term. Thus, the pressure is already on Oliver Glasner and his side to start picking up some wins to avoid being in serious conversation with regards to relegation.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
14:30
Hello to one and all, and welcome to this live text commentary for the Premier League match at Villa Park between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. I will be providing you this live text commentary for what will be a clash between the high-flying Villa, and the struggling Palace. We are about 40 minutes away from kick-off, but I will provide some pre-game information leading up until the first kick.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
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