Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace match stats & report

0–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 3 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref S. Attwell

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Aston Villa lost to Crystal Palace 0–3 in the Premier League on 31 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.14–2.65. Aston Villa had 58% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace match statistics

Aston VillaCrystal Palace

58% Ball possession 42%
1.14 Expected goals (xG) 2.65
13 Total shots 6
4 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 5
10 Corners 1
7 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
531 Passes 386
89% Pass accuracy 85%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

13' Yellow card M. Cash Aston Villa
20' Yellow card M. Bizot Aston Villa
21' Penalty scored J. Mateta Crystal Palace
22' Yellow card J. Mateta Crystal Palace
52' Yellow card W. Hughes Crystal Palace
68' Goal M. Guéhi Crystal Palace
78' Goal I. Sarr (assist M. Lacroix) Crystal Palace
87' Yellow card I. Sarr Crystal Palace

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

40 M. Bizot

22 I. Maatsen 5 T. Mings 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

8 Y. Tielemans 7 J. McGinn

29 E. Guessand 27 M. Rogers 17 D. Malen

11 O. Watkins

Bench S. Proctor , P. Torres , L. Bogarde , T. Rowe , B. Burrows , L. Digne , E. Buendía , Patterson Travis , Jimoh-Aloba Jamaldeen

Crystal Palace

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Oliver Glasner

1 D. Henderson

6 M. Guéhi 5 M. Lacroix 26 C. Richards

3 T. Mitchell 19 W. Hughes 20 A. Wharton 2 D. Muñoz

18 D. Kamada 7 I. Sarr

14 J. Mateta

Bench W. Benítez , N. Clyne , B. Sosa , K. Rodney , R. Esse , J. Lerma , Yeremy Pino , J. Devenny , Rio Cardines

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Crystal Palace away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 2.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Apr 25	Crystal Palace v Aston Villa	3–0
25 Feb 25	Crystal Palace v Aston Villa	4–1
23 Nov 24	Aston Villa v Crystal Palace	2–2
19 May 24	Crystal Palace v Aston Villa	5–0
16 Sep 23	Aston Villa v Crystal Palace	3–1
4 Mar 23	Aston Villa v Crystal Palace	1–0

The full Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace head-to-head record