Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, 31 August 2025

Score3-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,036
Kick-off: 7.00pm . 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 . 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

3 Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Goals:

Jean-Philippe Mateta penalty 21 P
Marc Guéhi 68 G
Ismaïla Sarr 78 G

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

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

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

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:

Matty Cash 13 Y
Marco Bizot 20 Y

Cards:

Jean-Philippe Mateta 22 Y
Will Hughes 52 Y
Ismaïla Sarr 87 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

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

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.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Crystal Palace now remained unbeaten in 14 consecutive games in all competitions as a top division team for the first time (won six). . The Eagles had now scored in 20 of their last 23 games in the Premier League. . They had now won six of their last 12 away games in the Premier League (lost two). . Ismaïla Sarr had to leave the pitch in the 89th minute due to an injury. As Palace had already used their three substitution windows, they ended the game with only ten players.

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 P
Marc Guéhi 68 G
Ismaïla Sarr 78 G

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

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

Comments:

League position: 8th . Crystal Palace now remained unbeaten in 14 consecutive games in all competitions as a top division team for the first time (won six). . The Eagles had now scored in 20 of their last 23 games in the Premier League. . They had now won six of their last 12 away games in the Premier League (lost two). . Ismaïla Sarr had to leave the pitch in the 89th minute due to an injury. As Palace had already used their three substitution windows, they ended the game with only ten players.