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Half-Time Report: Goalless first half at Villa Park

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace enter the half-time break with the score level at 0-0.

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are locked at 0-0 after a goalless first half at Villa Park.

The hosts were the better side in the early stages, with Christian Benteke forcing Julian Speroni into a good save before Gabriel Agbonlahor fired over the bar from inside the box.

Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace and Ron Vlaar of Aston Villa battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace at Villa Park on January 1, 2015© Getty Images

Speroni then spread himself to save from Alan Hutton at the far post, but Palace threatened on the break and Yannick Bolasie came within inches of opening the scoring as his shot ricocheted off the underside of the crossbar.

Leandro Bacuna then fizzed a 30-yard free kick onto the roof of the net before Jason Puncheon curled an effort over the bar in a lively opening half.

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