Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace: August 31, 2025

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3-0 at Villa Park, Birmingham on August 31, 2025 (2025-26 Premier League).

Full time · Played August 31, 2025 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET · StatsNext match records

Score by half

Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Aston Villa000
Crystal Palace123

Goals

  • 21′ Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta (penalty)
  • 68′ Crystal Palace: Marc Guéhi
  • 78′ Crystal Palace: Ismaïla Sarr

Match statistics

StatisticAston VillaCrystal Palace
Expected goals (xG)1.12.6
Shots136
Shots on target44
Big chances24
Possession %58.441.6
Passes531386
Corners101
Fouls714
Yellow cards23
Red cards00
Saves14

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Aston Villa 1.1, Crystal Palace 2.6.
  • Shots: Aston Villa 13, Crystal Palace 6.
  • Managers: Unai Emery (Aston Villa), Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace).

Player lines

  • Pau Torres (AVL, substitute): 16 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Tyrone Mings (AVL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC

Lines for players with a StatsNext page.

Head-to-head

No earlier meeting is in these clubs’ stored results.

Full Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace head-to-head (2 meetings).

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