Aston Villa v Crystal Palace result

Full-time · Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace — Aston Villa won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 3–0 at Villa Park in the Premier League on Saturday 26 December. Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Aston Villa led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Aston Villa: Bertrand Traoré (5’), K. Hause (66’) and A. El Ghazi (76’, assisted by O. Watkins). Tyrone Mings (45’) was sent off.

Discipline

A. Taylor showed seven yellow cards and one red — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Aston Villa: Tyrone Mings (39’), Jack Grealish (45’) and Tyrone Mings (45’); Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha (39’), Luka Milivojević (56’), J. Ward (68’) and Eberechi Eze (83’).

What it changes

Aston Villa have scored 55 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2020/21 so far). Aston Villa have conceded 46 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Crystal Palace have scored 41 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 20 clubs (2020/21 so far). Crystal Palace have conceded 66 goals, the third-most of the 20 clubs.

Aston Villa’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 15, across 10 matches. Aston Villa have kept a clean sheet in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. El Ghazi (Aston Villa) 10.8, Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) 6.6 and Matthew Targett (Aston Villa) 6.5 led the match.

Next up

Aston Villa next travel to Barcelona on 3 November 2026.

Crystal Palace next host 1899 Hoffenheim on 5 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Aston Villa: Barcelona v Aston Villa, Tuesday 3 November — the preview. Next for Crystal Palace: Crystal Palace v 1899 Hoffenheim, Thursday 5 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace · Premier League
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: A. Taylor
Head-to-head (last 2): Aston Villa 1 · draws 0 · Crystal Palace 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 2W 1D 2L · Crystal Palace 1W 2D 2L

Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.83 / 5.13

Corners

against 2.33 / 5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6.83 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3.83 / 4.88 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 1.63

Cards

against 2 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.35 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

21.22 fouls a game

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over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 December 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Crystal Palace for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.83 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18 for · 9.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.88 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.83 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 17.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.88 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.35 yellow cards a game, 0.09 red cards, 21.22 fouls over 23 matches.

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa Goalkeeper

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
E. Martínez	12	901080 min	352.9 /90	131.1 /90	10.1 /90
J. Steer	2	90180 min	42 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
Ø. Nyland	1	9090 min	11 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Aston Villa before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 8	90	2.6 4/3
J. Steer n 8	90	2.3 5/3
Ø. Nyland n 8	90	2.5 5/3

Aston Villa Defensive

Aston Villa — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Mings	13	901170 min	110.8 /90	100.8 /90	not recorded in League Cup	665.1 /90	50.4 /90	30.2 /90
M. Targett	12	901080 min	141.2 /90	181.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	504.2 /90	80.7 /90	40.3 /90
M. Cash	11	87955 min	272.5 /90	302.8 /90	not recorded in League Cup	585.5 /90	141.3 /90	50.5 /90
E. Konsa	11	85932 min	40.4 /90	70.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	636.1 /90	40.4 /90	10.1 /90
K. Hause	5	84418 min	51.1 /90	30.6 /90	not recorded in League Cup	357.5 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90
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Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Aston Villa before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Watkins n 8	90	0.5 2/1	1.3 6/4	—
J. Grealish n 8	90	1.6 7/5	5.1 8/8	—
T. Mings n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.8 5/1	—
J. McGinn n 8	90	1 6/1	2.4 7/5	C. Kouyaté
M. Targett n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.6 5/0	—
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Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Aston Villa before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Watkins n 8	90	0.6 3/2
J. Grealish n 8	90	0.9 5/1
T. Mings n 8	90	0.8 4/1
M. Targett n 8	90	1.3 7/3
J. McGinn n 8	90	1.3 6/2
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Aston Villa Attacking

Aston Villa — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
O. Watkins	15	791190 min	80.6 /90	10.1 /90	322.4 /90	201.5 /90	131 /90	211.6 /90
B. Traoré	9	59530 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	71.2 /90	61 /90	71.2 /90	122 /90
K. Davis	4	52207 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	52.2 /90	41.7 /90	62.6 /90	20.9 /90
J. Grealish	13	901170 min	60.5 /90	60.5 /90	201.5 /90	131 /90	493.8 /90	413.2 /90
J. McGinn	12	901080 min	10.1 /90	40.3 /90	121 /90	20.2 /90	171.4 /90	201.7 /90
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Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Aston Villa before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Watkins n 8	90	1.9 7/5	1.1 5/3
J. Grealish n 8	90	1.6 7/5	1.1 5/4
T. Mings n 8	90	0.8 3/2	0.4 2/1
J. McGinn n 8	90	0.9 3/2	0 0/0
M. Targett n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Aston Villa before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Watkins n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Grealish n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
T. Mings n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Targett n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. McGinn n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace Goalkeeper

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
V. Guaita	14	901260 min	392.8 /90	251.8 /90	00 /90

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Crystal Palace Defensive

Crystal Palace — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Kouyaté	14	881233 min	151.1 /90	90.7 /90	not recorded in Premier League	674.9 /90	130.9 /90	00 /90
P. van Aanholt	9	82738 min	101.2 /90	111.3 /90	not recorded in Premier League	172.1 /90	60.7 /90	10.1 /90
N. Clyne	8	88702 min	81 /90	131.7 /90	not recorded in Premier League	131.7 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90
S. Dann	7	90630 min	40.6 /90	50.7 /90	not recorded in Premier League	395.6 /90	20.3 /90	10.1 /90
J. Ward	6	90540 min	101.7 /90	91.5 /90	not recorded in Premier League	264.3 /90	81.3 /90	20.3 /90
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Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
V. Guaita n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
C. Kouyaté n 8	86.6	0.8 3/2	0.4 1/1	J. McGinn
Wilfried Zaha n 8	88.9	1.4 6/3	2.7 7/5	—
J. McArthur n 8	85	2.3 8/6	1.2 5/2	—
A. Townsend n 8	81.9	1.1 4/2	1.6 6/5	—
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Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kouyaté n 8	86.6	1.2 4/3
Wilfried Zaha n 8	88.9	0.6 4/1
J. McArthur n 8	85	2.9 7/5
A. Townsend n 8	81.9	3.6 6/5
Eberechi Eze n 8	77.4	1.6 6/2
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Crystal Palace Attacking

Crystal Palace — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Wilfried Zaha	12	891071 min	70.6 /90	20.2 /90	191.6 /90	100.8 /90	141.2 /90	201.7 /90
J. Ayew	10	70695 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	81 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90	162.1 /90
M. Batshuayi	6	64383 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	40.9 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	40.9 /90
C. Benteke	4	69274 min	31 /90	00 /90	165.3 /90	93 /90	62 /90	20.7 /90
J. McArthur	12	851020 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	30.3 /90	00 /90	100.9 /90	60.5 /90
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Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Guaita n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Kouyaté n 8	86.6	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	88.9	1.8 6/3	0.9 4/2
J. McArthur n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Townsend n 8	81.9	0.7 3/2	0.5 3/1
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Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Guaita n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Kouyaté n 8	86.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	88.9	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
J. McArthur n 8	85	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Townsend n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Crystal Palace
38%	Possession	62%
21	Shots	13
10	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	6
5	Blocked shots	1
18	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
18	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	4
1	Red cards	0
6	Saves	7
298	Passes	475
72%	Pass accuracy	82%

Aston Villa Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
M. Cash	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	7.3
K. Hause	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.9
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.3
J. McGinn	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
J. Grealish	90	0	0	1	1	6	3	Y	8.2
O. Watkins	90	0	1	6	3	3	0	0	7.2
Douglas Luiz	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. El Ghazi	86	1	0	5	4	2	0	0	7.9
T. Mings	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	RY	5.6
B. Traoré	45	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	8.3
E. Konsa sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Ahmed El Mohamady sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Ramsey sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Crystal Palace Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Ward	90	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
C. Kouyaté	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
S. Dann	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. van Aanholt	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Eberechi Eze	90	3	3	1	1	Y	6.9
Wilfried Zaha	90	2	1	0	2	Y	6.9
C. Benteke	90	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Schlupp	82	0	0	0	3	0	5.6
J. McArthur	75	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Luka Milivojević	69	2	2	0	1	Y	6.6
J. Riedewald sub	21	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
M. Batshuayi sub	15	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
A. Townsend sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Aston Villa v Crystal Palace — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Aston VillaLLWDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Crystal PalaceLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Aston Villa 1 · 0 draws · Crystal Palace 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2020-07-12 Aston Villa 2–0 Crystal Palace
2019-08-31 Crystal Palace 1–0 Aston Villa

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#11 pos55 pts38 pl+9 GD

Crystal Palace#14 pos44 pts38 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.45

Crystal Palace scored1.08

Aston Villa conceded1.21

Crystal Palace conceded1.74

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