Birmingham news about Aston VillaPaddy McCarthy, the first-team coach at Crystal Palace, discusses the penalty incident live.
After a VAR review, Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz scored the team’s second goal from the penalty spot, leaving Crystal Palace first-team coach Paddy McCarthy angry that an Aston Villa penalty was given in a “controversial” manner.
After breaking the tie early in the second half, Palace lost 3-1
Villa Park. Jhon Duran’s equalise on 87 minutes gave the home crowd some optimism after Villa missed their first-half opportunities
to score.
Darren England then gave Villa a penalties, which Douglas Luiz converted. After a VAR check, the referee was summoned to the pitch-side monitor.
Referee England took more than four minutes to make up his mind after awarding a penalty for Chris Richards’ tackle on Ollie Watkins. It was the first time this year that a referee disregarded VAR in favour of his on-field judgement.
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Aston Villa equaled the club’s best post-war run of nine straight home wins in the top flight with a dramatic 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Villa Park.
Unai Emery’s team scored three goals in 13 minutes, including two in second-half stoppage time, handing Palace their first away defeat this season. Jhon Duran came off the bench to score a superb equalizer before Douglas Luiz converted a penalty in the 98th minute and Leon Bailey finished off the match in the 11th minute of stoppage time.
Aston Villa equaled the club’s best post-war run of nine consecutive home wins in the top flight with a dramatic 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Villa Park.
Unai Emery’s side scored three goals in 13 minutes, including two in second-half stoppage time, handing Palace their first away defeat this season. Jhon Duran came off the bench to score a superb equalizer before Douglas Luiz converted a 98th-minute penalty and Leon Bailey finished off the match 11 minutes into stoppage time.
Villa fell behind when Jean-Philippe Mateta pushed Pau Torres on the halfway line, before fighting back for Edouard to finish. The away team led for 40 minutes, before Duran held the ball on his chest and headed past Sam Johnstone.
In the seventh minute of stoppage time,Watki Ollie ns was fouled in the penalty area and after a lengthy VAR review, referee Darren England upheld his decision. Luiz sent Johnstone the wrong way before Bailey added a third on the counter-attack.
Villa have started the season well, winning three of their first five matches, losing to Newcastle and Liverpool. They will play the first of six Europa Conference League group stage matches against Legia Warsaw in Poland on Thursday.
