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Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
31 Aug 2025, 19:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Stuart AttwellPremier League 2025/2026 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Aston VillaMin
Crystal PalaceMatty Cash
Yellowcard
Foul
13′Marco Bizot
Yellowcard
Foul
20′- 21′⚽
Jean-Philippe Mateta 0-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 22′
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Yellowcard
- ⇄
Emiliano Buendía
Substitution
Off: Evann Guessand
46′ - 52′
Will Hughes
Yellowcard
Foul
- 56′⇄
Jefferson Lerma
Substitution
Off: Adam Wharton
- 68′⚽
Marc Guéhi 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 71′⇄
Yéremy Pino
Substitution
Off: Will Hughes
- ⇄
Bradley Burrowes
Substitution
Off: Matty Cash
74′ - ⇄
Pau Torres
Substitution
Off: John McGinn
74′ - 78′⚽
Ismaïla Sarr 0-3
Goal · Header
With: Maxence Lacroix
Header
- ⇄
Lucas Digne
Substitution
Off: Donyell Malen
83′ - ⇄
Lamare Bogarde
Substitution
Off: Ian Maatsen
84′ - 85′⇄
Justin Devenny
Substitution
Off: Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 86′⇄
Nathaniel Clyne
Substitution
Off: Daichi Kamada
- 87′
Ismaïla Sarr
Yellowcard
Simulation
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.11 | |
| 74 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.53 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.14 | |
| 84 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.51 | |
| 83 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5.98 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.34 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.27 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6.83 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.30 | |
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| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.29 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Aston Villa
Latest: Newcastle United · 0–0
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Crystal Palace
Latest: Chelsea · 0–0
Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Aston Villa’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Aston Villa’s home games with Crystal Palace’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Aston Villa
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Crystal Palace
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.