Crystal Palace v Aston Villa, 25 February 2025

Score4-1 to Crystal Palace
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance24,712
Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 26 Crystal Palace won: 10 Drawn: 7 Aston Villa won: 9 Crystal Palace scored: 32 Aston Villa scored: 30 . Crystal Palace had now won six of their last seven home meetings in the Premier League (lost one).

4 Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ismaïla Sarr 29 G
Jean-Philippe Mateta 59 G
Ismaïla Sarr 71 G
Eddie Nketiah 90+1 G

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Axel Disasi Defender
Andrés García Defender/Midfielder
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Jefferson Lerma for Will Hughes 58
Daichi Kamada for Adam Wharton 78
Eddie Nketiah for Ismaïla Sarr 86

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Andrés García 46
Robin Olsen for Emiliano Martínez 46
Marco Asensio for Jacob Ramsey 68
Marcus Rashford for Ollie Watkins 68
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 78

Cards:

Will Hughes 35 Y
Daniel Muñoz 45+2 Y
Jefferson Lerma 87 Y

Cards:

Leon Bailey 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder Caleb Kporha
Midfielder Justin Devenny
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Romain Esse
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Oliwier Zych
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 12th . Crystal Palace had now scored in nine consecutive games in the Premier League within the same season for the first time since March 2019 (11). . The Eagles remained unbeaten in their last five midweek games in the Premier League, and had kept a clean sheet in four of them (won four). . This was the first time that they had scored four or more goals in a game in the Premier League since a 5-0 home win against Aston Villa on 19 May 2024.

Comments:

League position: 10th . Aston Villa had now lost seven of their last nine away games in the Premier League (won one). . Villa had now kept a clean sheet in three of their 28 games in the Premier League in 2024-25. . 152 goals had now been scored in their 46 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (for 73, against 79). . Morgan Rogers scored in the 42nd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

4 Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Ismaïla Sarr 29 G
Jean-Philippe Mateta 59 G
Ismaïla Sarr 71 G
Eddie Nketiah 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr

Substitutions:

Jefferson Lerma for Will Hughes 58
Daichi Kamada for Adam Wharton 78
Eddie Nketiah for Ismaïla Sarr 86

Cards:

Will Hughes 35 Y
Daniel Muñoz 45+2 Y
Jefferson Lerma 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder Caleb Kporha
Midfielder Justin Devenny
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Romain Esse
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 12th . Crystal Palace had now scored in nine consecutive games in the Premier League within the same season for the first time since March 2019 (11). . The Eagles remained unbeaten in their last five midweek games in the Premier League, and had kept a clean sheet in four of them (won four). . This was the first time that they had scored four or more goals in a game in the Premier League since a 5-0 home win against Aston Villa on 19 May 2024.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 52 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Axel Disasi Defender
Andrés García Defender/Midfielder
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Andrés García 46
Robin Olsen for Emiliano Martínez 46
Marco Asensio for Jacob Ramsey 68
Marcus Rashford for Ollie Watkins 68
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 78

Cards:

Leon Bailey 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Oliwier Zych
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 10th . Aston Villa had now lost seven of their last nine away games in the Premier League (won one). . Villa had now kept a clean sheet in three of their 28 games in the Premier League in 2024-25. . 152 goals had now been scored in their 46 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (for 73, against 79). . Morgan Rogers scored in the 42nd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.