Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace highlights: Jeffrey Schlupp secures point after Ollie Watkins goal

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Crystal Palace travel to Villa Park this afternoon to take on Aston Villa in the Premier League and keep their fight alive for a top-half finish.

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The Eagles are still within sight of a top ten finish and know that a positive result at Villa Park would see them closer to their goal.

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Patrick Vieira's side have won each of their last two games in the top flight, beating Southampton away from home and, most recently, Watford at Selhurst Park.

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The reverse fixture between these two sides ended in a 2-1 victory for Villa in November with Matt Targett and John McGinn scoring the goals for the visitors in south London.

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Gerrard's side are currently one spot below Palace in the Premier League table and would leapfrog them with a victory in Birmingham this afternoon.

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Join Palace correspondent Mark Wyatt for all the live updates from Villa Park in the live blog below.

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Villa Park this afternoon as Crystal Palace take on Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa in the Premier League

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Mike Jackson’s key takeaway from Burnley performance in battle

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