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Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace: Hennessey howler hands Villa first home win

Joleon Lescott's header was fumbled over the line by Wayne Hennessey to hand Aston Villa a 1-0 home win against Crystal Palace.

Wayne Hennessey's terrible error gave Aston Villa its first win in 20 Premier League matches, the goalkeeper fumbling Joleon Lescott's header over the line to gift Remi Garde's men a 1-0 home victory against Crystal Palace.

Villa had not tasted success in the Premier League since beating AFC Bournemouth on the opening day of the season, but the league's bottom club held on for a narrow win on Tuesday.