As a result, Palace is in 12th position with no league victories in 2023, while Villa is in 11th with 34 points from 25 games. The longest winless streak in the league belongs to Palace. Wilfried Zaha thought he had scored the scoring early on when he dribbled past goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to slot home, but it was disallowed for offside after a VAR review. Zaha was making his return after missing Palace's previous four games due to injury.
Palace occasionally looked menacing on the counterattack as Villa swiftly took control of possession, but neither team was able to produce much of note. But, in the 27th minute, the home team went ahead when Palace defender Andersen unintentionally deposited the ball in his own net after Matty Cash blasted in a low pass across the goal.