Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 1 - 0 Aston Villa

(10:07 Eastern kickoff for remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.)

1'- Puncheon's cross goes straight to Guzan.
9'- Punch flicks the shot as it was going behind him from an acute angle. Not a bad effort, considering.
12'- 77%-23% possession for Villa.
19'- Chamakh on for KG. His 100th English appearance.
20'- Three corners for Villa in the space of a couple minutes.
21'- Jerome scrapes a clearance off the goal line from a corner, resulting in Clark's header.
33'- Punch finds Chamakh, but his soft header is into the ground.
34'- 67%-33% possession.
37'- Bolasie goes down after a beautifully executed free kick, as Mile feeds Punch, who flips it to Yala. Arguable penalty, but hard to tell.
39'- Mariappa crosses to Chamakh, but he heads it just wide. Bolasie was in the mix, too.
41'- Bolasie's header is straight at Guzan after good movement from Punch to keep it on the endline.
45'- Two added minutes.
45'+2- Delph's shot deflected and held easily by Jules.

49'- Agbonlahor's strike from 20 yards is straight at Speroni.
54'- Bolasie's step-over shot is saved, then Jerome's rebound is off the underside of the bar from point-blank range.
58'- Ledley slices the shot from the corner straight up in the air.
61'- Bolasie strikes one just wide of the far post from 25 yards. Curled it inches wide.
62'- Baker is booked for a late challenge on Punch just outside the box.
63'- Punch's curling free kick is palmed away by Guzan.
67'- Handball in the box originally given by Howard Webb, then overturned. Another unlucky break.
70'- Yellow to Bertrand against Punch.
74'- Punch skies it over from 30 yards.
75'- Murray replaces Jerome. Second half possession: 52%-48% for Villa.
76'- Punch hits it off the far post and in! Bolasie with a great cross, Punch settles, then strikes it low from 10 yards.
78'- Lowton fires low and wide right.
81'- Through ball for Holt, but he can't get a touch on it, and it rolls to Jules' waiting hands.
82'- Weimann in for El Ahmadi. Albrighton replaces Bertrand.
83'- Parr replaces Bolasie.
85'- Punch with a great run, and hits the outside of the post. Stayed onside and burst away.
87'- What a save by Jules! Cross headed down and flicked by Holt, but Jules got a hand on it.
89'- Ledley shoots wide right.
90'- Three added minutes.
90'+1- Frenzy in the area. Loose ball hacked away by Ward near the endline.

FINAL: PALACE 1 - 0 ASTON VILLA

My "Man of the Match":

Punch. Three goals in two games. Eagles up to 12th in the table, with 37 points. Survival is nearly there. Mid-week makeup game at Everton on Wednesday.