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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa
7 Jan 2026, 19:30 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Andy MadleyPremier League 2025/2026 · 21 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Crystal PalaceMin
Aston Villa- 46′⇄
Marco Bizot
Substitution
Off: Emiliano Martínez
- 65′⇄
Emiliano Buendía
Substitution
Off: Jadon Sancho
Brennan Johnson
Yellowcard
Simulation
67′- 73′⇄
Ian Maatsen
Substitution
Off: Lucas Digne
- 73′⇄
Donyell Malen
Substitution
Off: John McGinn
- 82′⇄
Lamare Bogarde
Substitution
Off: Boubacar Kamara
Tyrick Mitchell
Yellowcard
Time wasting
83′- ⇄
Borna Sosa
Substitution
Off: Justin Devenny
90′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7.27 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 7.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.97 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.31 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Crystal Palace
Latest: Fulham · 1–1
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 17:30 · Home vs Fulham · 2025/2026
Aston Villa
Latest: Arsenal · 1–4
Match stats
30 Dec 2025, 20:15 · Away vs Arsenal · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Crystal Palace’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 7 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Crystal Palace’s home games with Aston Villa’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.
Crystal Palace
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Aston Villa
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.
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
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.
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.