Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, 31 August 2025
| Score | 3-0 to Crystal Palace |
| Referee | Stuart Attwell |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 41,036 |
View Aston Villa v Crystal Palace head to head
Kick-off: 7.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 27
Aston Villa won: 9
Drawn: 7
Crystal Palace won: 11
Aston Villa scored: 30
Crystal Palace scored: 35
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Crystal Palace had now won three consecutive meetings with Aston Villa in all competitions for the first time and remained unbeaten in the last six meetings.
0 Aston Villa
Manager: Unai Emery
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Marco Bizot
Defender
Ian Maatsen
Defender
Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Midfielder
John McGinn
Midfielder
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward
Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Evann Guessand
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Substitutions:
| Emi Buendía for Evann Guessand | 46 |
| Bradley Burrowes for Matty Cash | 74 |
| Pau Torres for John McGinn | 74 |
| Lucas Digne for Donyell Malen | 83 |
| Lamare Bogarde for Ian Maatsen | 84 |
Cards:
| Matty Cash | 13 | Y |
| Marco Bizot | 20 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Sam Proctor
Defender
Pau Torres
Defender
Triston Rowe
Defender/Midfielder
Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder
Travis Patterson
Midfielder
Emi Buendía
Midfielder/Forward
Bradley Burrowes
Midfielder/Forward
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Comments:
League position: 19th . This was Aston Villa's first in their last 20 home games in the Premier League since a 2-0 loss to Arsenal on 24 August 2024. . Villa had now failed to score in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2016 (four) and now remained the only team yet to score in this season in the Premier League. . They had now conceded three or more goals in six of the 11 games in the Premier League that goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez had not started since joining the club in September 2020.3 Crystal Palace
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Goals:
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | penalty | 21 |
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| Marc Guéhi | 68 |
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| Ismaïla Sarr | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi
Defender
Maxence Lacroix
Defender
Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder
Will Hughes
Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Adam Wharton
Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr
Midfielder/Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jefferson Lerma for Adam Wharton | 56 |
| Yeremy Pino for Will Hughes | 71 |
| Justin Devenny for Jean-Philippe Mateta | 85 |
| Nathaniel Clyne for Daichi Kamada | 86 |
Cards:
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 22 | Y |
| Will Hughes | 52 | Y |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 87 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Walter Benítez
Defender
Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder
Rio Cardines
Defender/Midfielder
Kaden Rodney
Defender/Midfielder
Borna Sosa
Midfielder
Justin Devenny
Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward
Romain Esse
Midfielder/Forward
Yeremy Pino