Crystal Palace

A trip to Selhurst Park is on the agenda for Steven Gerrard and his Aston Villa squad on Saturday. And ahead of their third Premier League game of the ...

Crystal Palace are reportedly eyeing a move to sign 24-year-old French international Houssem Aouar from Lyon this summer.

With just days to go before the summer transfer window shuts, it will be interesting to see who can meet Lyon’s valuation first. An excellent dribbler, the French international has an eye for a pass and is capable of both not just crafting opportunities, but also finding the back of the net himself. The French international is ready to join the Tricky Trees, but the English club are yet to meet Lyon’s €15 million asking price. With the FIFA World Cup coming up, Aouar will need to impress to stand any chance of making Didier Deschamps’s squad. A move to England will give him a larger platform to demonstrate his talents. The French international has just under a year to go on his contract, and the Ligue 1 outfit risk losing him as a free agent next summer.

Patrick Vieira on injuries and system ahead of his side's game against Aston Villa.

“We had a couple of chances where we were able to go forward. He added: “Any formation you use is about the animation of the system and the players were brave enough to work hard and well. [Eagles](/topic/eagles) have had a difficult start to the season having already taken on [Arsenal](/topic/arsenal) and Liverpool, and it doesn’t get easier with their next two games being Villa at home and then Champions [Manchester City away](/topic/manchester-city).

Two of the Premier League's greatest midfielders will see their side's go head-to-head at Selhurst Park this weekend.

Patrick Vieira’s teams have shown that they can play some blistering football on the break, but stylistically, this will be a different game to what was the case against Liverpool last weekend. “I really like what Vieira has done since taking over the reigns at Selhurst Park - he’s completely and utterly revamped the squad while also adopting a different brand of football. In his latest Sportskeeda column, he said: “Aston Villa scored an early goal against Everton last weekend and added another late in the game to secure all three points.

It's the third week of Chris Sutton predicting the Premier League results and he is hoping to earn his first win against Bad Boy Chiller Crew's GK after ...

Villa will fancy their chances too, and they were much improved against Everton after losing to Bournemouth on the opening day. Palace will still gain a lot of confidence from that result, though, and they will be looking to get their first win of the season here. It's the third week of Chris Sutton predicting the Premier League results and he is hoping to earn his first win against Bad Boy Chiller Crew's GK after losses to Alistair Bruce-Ball and Serge Pizzorno.

Aston Villa will try for a second-consecutive Premier League victory when the squad travels to London for a date with Crystal Palace on Saturday.

[except Manchester City (3.98) and Arsenal (3.96). Manager Patrick Viera may turn to Odsonne Edouard and Michael Olise–neither of which started last week–in a bid to jumpstart his side’s attack. [ a 2-1 home win over Everton](https://claretvillans.com/2022/08/14/aston-villa-hold-off-everton-for-first-win-of-2022-23/) but have lost central defender Diego Carlos long term in the process. Buendia, who scored the winner against Everton as a substitute, is primed for his first start of the season. Despite Villa’s recent struggles playing in the nation’s capitol, they’ve had relative success against Palace since promotion in 2019, winning three, drawing twice, and losing only once. Forward Wilfried Zaha is the only Palace player to score so far this season.