Aston Villa 0:3 Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 3 at Villa Park on 31 August 2025, with the half time score at 0:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Aston Villa

0 : 3

HT 0 : 1

Crystal Palace

31 August 2025
Kickoff: 18:00 UTC
Venue: Villa Park | Birmingham
Referee: S. Attwell

Form and Table

Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss
Crystal Palace 15th 45 pts LossDrawLossDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Crystal Palace

M. Lacroix Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
C. Doucoure Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Kamada Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Clyne Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
W. Hughes Questionable | Injury
C. Richards Questionable | Foot Injury

Match Events

Aston Villa: Matty CashYellow Card | Foul
13'
Aston Villa: Marco BizotYellow Card | Foul
20'
21'
Crystal Palace: J. MatetaPenalty
22'
Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe MatetaYellow Card
Aston Villa: E. BuendiaSubstitution | Off: E. Guessand
46'
52'
Crystal Palace: Will HughesYellow Card | Foul
56'
Crystal Palace: J. LermaSubstitution | Off: A. Wharton
68'
Crystal Palace: M. GuehiGoal
71'
Crystal Palace: Y. PinoSubstitution | Off: W. Hughes
Aston Villa: B. BurrowesSubstitution | Off: M. Cash
74'
Aston Villa: P. TorresSubstitution | Off: J. McGinn
74'
78'
Crystal Palace: I. SarrGoal | Assist: M. Lacroix
Aston Villa: L. DigneSubstitution | Off: D. Malen
83'
Aston Villa: L. BogardeSubstitution | Off: I. Maatsen
84'
85'
Crystal Palace: J. DevennySubstitution | Off: J. Mateta
86'
Crystal Palace: N. ClyneSubstitution | Off: D. Kamada
87'
Crystal Palace: Ismaïla SarrYellow Card | Simulation

Match Stats

Aston Villa
Crystal Palace

58% Ball Possession 42%

1.14 Expected Goals 2.65

13 Total Shots 6

4 Shots on Goal 4

8 Shots off Goal 1

1 Blocked Shots 1

10 Shots Inside Box 5

3 Shots Outside Box 1

10 Corner Kicks 1

0 Offsides 2

7 Fouls 14

2 Yellow Cards 3

Red Cards

1 Goalkeeper Saves 4

531 Total Passes 386

475 Accurate Passes 328

89% Pass Accuracy 85%

1.01 Goals Prevented 1.01

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Bizot

I. Maatsen T. Mings E. Konsa M. Cash

Y. Tielemans J. McGinn

E. Guessand M. Rogers D. Malen

O. Watkins

Substitutes

52 | S. Proctor | G
14 | P. Torres | D
26 | L. Bogarde | D
45 | T. Rowe
83 | B. Burrowes | M
12 | L. Digne | D
10 | E. Buendia | M
55 | T. Patterson | D
20 | J. Jimoh-Aloba | M

Coach: Unai Emery

Crystal Palace

Formation: 3-4-2-1

D. Henderson

M. Guehi M. Lacroix C. Richards

T. Mitchell W. Hughes A. Wharton D. Munoz

D. Kamada I. Sarr

J. Mateta

Substitutes

44 | W. Benitez | G
17 | N. Clyne | D
24 | B. Sosa | D
42 | K. Rodney | M
21 | R. Esse | M
8 | J. Lerma | M
10 | Y. Pino | M
55 | J. Devenny | M
59 | R. Cardines | M

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Player Ratings: Top 5

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Youri Tielemans	90	7.5
Emiliano Buendía	45	7.0
Lucas Digne	15	6.7
John McGinn	74	6.7
Lamare Bogarde	14	6.6

Crystal Palace
Player	Minutes	Rating
Marc Guéhi	90	8.6
Dean Henderson	90	8.3
Daichi Kamada	86	7.9
Chris Richards	90	7.6
Daniel Muñoz	90	7.5

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC