Premier League
Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace finished 2-0 in Premier League. Key event: 2' Conor Hourihane (assist Jack Grealish · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79.5%, 62.1%). Head to head: H2H last 5: 2-1-2. Home form: L L L D L; Away form: L L L L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L L L D L
1 pts, goals 2-9, 0.40 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match
Away form
L L L L W
3 pts, goals 4-11, 0.80 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match
Aston Villa · season record
7 W · 6 D · 21 L
2019/2020: 34 recorded matches, goals 36–65; before 12 Jul 2020 UTC. Not official standings.
Crystal Palace · season record
11 W · 9 D · 14 L
2019/2020: 34 recorded matches, goals 30–43; before 12 Jul 2020 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 21 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 40 events
2'
•
shot
Conor Hourihane
AST assist Jack Grealish · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79.5%, 62.1%
8'
VAR
VAR
Mamadou Sakho
CRY Goal awarded
27'
Yellow
Mamadou Sakho
CRY Yellow card
27'
Yellow
Tyrone Mings
AST Yellow card
27'
Yellow
Wilfried Zaha
CRY Yellow card
30'
•
shot
Mbwana Samatta
AST assist Ahmed Elmohamady · xG 0.34 · Open Play · location 91.8%, 50.3%
37'
•
shot
Jack Grealish
AST assist Ahmed Elmohamady · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.9%, 64.2%
37'
↔
Sub
Matt Targett
AST on for Neil Taylor · Injury substitution
40'
•
shot
Christian Benteke
CRY assist Wilfried Zaha · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.4%, 44.2%
40'
•
shot
Christian Benteke
CRY xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90%, 37.8%
41'
•
shot
Christian Benteke
CRY xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.5%, 43.9%
42'
•
shot
Wilfried Zaha
CRY assist Jordan Ayew · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.3%, 60.8%
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45+4'
Goal
Mahmoud Trézéguet
1–0AST Goal
46'
Sub
James McCarthy
CRY on for James McArthur
47'
VAR
Jack Grealish
AST Penalty awarded
49'
shot
Christian Benteke
CRY assist Wilfried Zaha · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 33.5%
54'
Yellow
Cheikhou Kouyaté
CRY Yellow card
57'
shot
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
AST assist Ahmed Elmohamady · xG 0.14 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 96.7%, 48.6%
58'
shot
Trézéguet
AST assist Conor Hourihane · xG 0.41 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.9%, 46.4%
59'
Goal
Mahmoud Trézéguet
2–0AST assist Conor Hourihane
60'
shot
Trézéguet
AST assist Mbwana Samatta · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85%, 23.5%
62'
shot
Conor Hourihane
AST assist Douglas Luiz · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74.4%, 61%
62'
shot
Jack Grealish
AST assist John McGinn · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.3%, 47.8%
65'
shot
Douglas Luiz
AST assist Jack Grealish · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.7%, 50.5%
65'
Sub
Jaïro Riedewald
CRY on for Cheikhou Kouyaté
65'
Sub
Andros Townsend
CRY on for Jordan Ayew
67'
Yellow
Luka Milivojević
CRY Yellow card
74'
shot
Patrick van Aanholt
CRY assist Wilfried Zaha · xG 0.25 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.9%, 66%
75'
shot
John McGinn
AST assist Jack Grealish · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74.2%, 42.3%
75'
Sub
Max Meyer
CRY on for Luka Milivojević
80'
Sub
Keinan Davis
AST on for Ally Samatta
80'
Sub
Marvelous Nakamba
AST on for Conor Hourihane
88'
Sub
Anwar El Ghazi
AST on for Mahmoud Trézéguet
89'
shot
Christian Benteke
CRY assist James McCarthy · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.3%, 54.3%
90+1'
Yellow
Douglas Luiz
AST Yellow card
90+6'
Red
Christian Benteke
CRY Red card
91'
shot
Christian Benteke
CRY assist Patrick van Aanholt · xG 0.05 · Set Piece · location 90.9%, 50%
Head-to-head H2H last 10: 3-4-3
Crystal Palace leads the last 10 head-to-head meetings: 4 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 07 Jan 2026 · Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa · 0 - 0.
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Recent form
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Team statistics 18 metrics
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Lineups
Crystal Palace
4-1-4-1 · Manager Roy Hodgson 31
V
Vicente Guaita
GK
2
J
Joel Ward
DEF
6
S
Scott Dann
DEF
12
M
Mamadou Sakho
DEF
3
P
Patrick van Aanholt
DEF
4
L
Luka Milivojević · Captain
MID
11
W
Wilfried Zaha
MID
18
J
James McArthur
MID
8
C
Cheikhou Kouyaté
MID
9
J
Jordan Ayew
MID
17
C
Christian Benteke
FWD
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22
J
James McCarthy
MID
44
J
Jaïro Riedewald
MID
10
A
Andros Townsend
MID
7
M
Max Meyer
MID
13
W
Wayne Hennessey
GK
34
M
Martin Kelly
DEF
35
S
Sam Woods
DEF
39
T
Tyrick Mitchell
DEF
40
B
Brandon Pierrick
FWD
Aston Villa
4-3-3 · Manager Dean Smith 29
P
Pepe Reina
GK
27
A
Ahmed Elmohamady
DEF
15
E
Ezri Konsa
DEF
40
T
Tyrone Mings
DEF
3
N
Neil Taylor
DEF
7
J
John McGinn
MID
6
D
Douglas Luiz
MID
14
C
Conor Hourihane
MID
17
M
Mahmoud Trézéguet
FWD
20
A
Ally Samatta
FWD
10
J
Jack Grealish · Captain
FWD
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18
M
Matt Targett
DEF
11
M
Marvelous Nakamba
MID
39
K
Keinan Davis
FWD
21
A
Anwar El Ghazi
MID
12
J
Jed Steer
GK
25
Ø
Ørjan Nyland
GK
24
F
Frédéric Guilbert
DEF
23
J
Jota Peleteiro
MID
8
H
Henri Lansbury
MID