The other major selection call sees scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park start over Conor Murray, with the latter beginning on the bench. The hosts were solid yet uninspiring in front of a packed Villa Park, but they turned it on late in the game to give Gerrard a winning start and end Villa's run of five straight defeats. Burnley were perhaps unlucky not to win the game in the end. For Palace, being more effective at clearing set-pieces may have seen them win the game and their defensive naivety resulted in a missed opportunity to move up into sixth in the Premier League table. Russell missed the conversion to leave the deficit at six, but Scotland soon forced a penalty deep in visiting territory following a kick and chase.