Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace: Bertrand Traore, Kortney Hause and Anwar El Ghazi all fire as hosts cruise up to sixth… despite Tyrone Mings seeing red
- Crystal Palace were on the road to face Aston Villa for a Boxing Day clash
- Bertrand Traore opened the scoring after just five minutes with a cool finish
- Tyrone Mings saw red for two fouls of Wilfred Zaha in quick succession
- Despite going to 10-men, Kortney Hause and Anwar El Ghazi sealed the victory
Crystal Palace had a man advantage for 45 minutes but it didn’t stop Aston Villa cruising to victory on Boxing Day, continuing their stellar form.
Tyrone Mings was sent-off in first-half injury-time for two fouls on Wilfred Zaha in quick succession, the first appearing to be an attempted stamp on the winger.
Bertrand Traore has already put the hosts ahead after five minutes, before Kortney Hause and Anwar El Ghazi’s second-half goals secured victory.
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Aston Villa cruised to another impressive victory on Boxing Day, beating Crystal Palace 3-0