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Crystal Palace boss Vieira: Aston Villa defeat decided in important moments

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira was left disappointed after defeat at Aston Villa.

Vieira says the important moments went against Crystal Palace as Joachim Andersen's own goal condemned them to defeat at Villa Park.

“I'm disappointed because you always expect to go back home with something," he said in his post-match press conference. “Those really important moments weren't in our favour, and that made it even more difficult.

“[Wilfried Zaha] was offside so it's difficult to say if that would change the game, but if you score the first goal in the Premier League you know how important it is. At the other end we scored an own goal, and that shows how unlucky we have been lately. It is something we have to face to try to turn things around.

“We were close to Villa. The difference between the two teams today was the own goal. Outside of that we didn't create very much, but they didn't create very much as well.

“That is the story of the game today. We are learning the hard way – it's important for us to keep working."

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