Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Ref: Stuart AttwellVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3–0 in their Premier League fixture. Mateta, Guéhi, and Sarr scored for Crystal Palace. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.14 for Aston Villa versus 2.65 for Crystal Palace. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Crystal Palace are 15th.
First Half
Cash
Yellow Card
Bizot
Yellow Card
21'
⚽
Mateta
Penalty
22'
Mateta
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Guessand
52'
Hughes
Yellow Card
56'
⇄
Wharton
68'
⚽
Guéhi
71'
⇄
Hughes
⇄
McGinn
⇄
Cash
78'
⚽
Sarr
Assist: Lacroix
⇄
Malen
⇄
Maatsen
85'
⇄
Mateta
86'
⇄
Kamada
87'
Sarr
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Aston VillaCrystal Palace
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.14VS2.65
Attack5 · 0 won
13
Shots
6
4
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
1
10
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
531
Total passes
386
475
Accurate passes
328
89%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
1
1
Goals prevented
1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 5T. MingsD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 17D. MalenM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 27M. RogersM
- 29E. GuessandM
- 40M. BizotG
Substitutes
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 12L. DigneD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 20J. JimohM
- 26L. BogardeD
- 45T. Rowe
- 52S. ProctorG
- 55T. PattersonD
- 83B. BurrowsM
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 2D. MuñozM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuéhiD
- 7I. SarrF
- 14J. MatetaF
- 18D. KamadaF
- 19W. HughesM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 26C. RichardsD
Substitutes
- 8J. LermaM
- 10Yeremy PinoM
- 17N. ClyneD
- 21R. EsseM
- 24B. SosaD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 44W. BenítezG
- 55J. DevennyM
- 59Rio CardinesM
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Evann Guessand | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matty Cash | D | 74 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Donyell Malen | M | 83 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Marco Bizot | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Travis Patterson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Proctor | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaldeen Jimoh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Triston Rowe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Lucas Digne | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradley Burrowes | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pau Torres | D | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Guéhi(C) | D | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dean Henderson | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daichi Kamada | F | 86 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Muñoz | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ismaïla Sarr | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | F | 85 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Adam Wharton | M | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Will Hughes | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Borna Sosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romain Esse | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Cardines | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaden Rodney | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Clyne | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yéremy Pino | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jefferson Lerma | M | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |