Crystal Palace v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa

Premier League · Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:30 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Crystal Palace · Aston Villa · Head-to-head

Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa — Crystal Palace won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 4–1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Tuesday 25 February. Crystal Palace have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions. Aston Villa have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Crystal Palace led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Crystal Palace: Ismaïla Sarr (29’; 71’, assisted by D. Muñoz), Jean-Philippe Mateta (59’, assisted by Eberechi Eze) and Edward Nketiah (90’, assisted by Tyrick Mitchell); Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers (52’, assisted by O. Watkins).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Crystal Palace 4.31, Aston Villa 0.38, from 19 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Barrott showed four yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crystal Palace: William Hughes (35’), D. Muñoz (45+2’) and J. Lerma (87’); Aston Villa: L. Bailey (82’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) 9.9, Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) 8.7 and Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) 7.6 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

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

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: S. Barrott
Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 3 · draws 1 · Aston Villa 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 3W 0D 2L · Aston Villa 2W 2D 1L

Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 6.71

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.14 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 4.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

0.88 / 1.43

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.35 yellows

Referee · S. Barrott

1.4 home / 1.95 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.71 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.38 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.71 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.38 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	0.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.43 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: S. Barrott — 3.35 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 18.5 fouls over 20 matches (1.4 to the home side, 1.95 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 1.95

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. 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
E. Nketiah n 8	22.5	3 5/1	2 3/1	—
C. Kporha n 4	16.3	2.8 1/1	0 0/0	—
W. Hughes n 8	84.1	2.7 7/6	1.7 6/5	J. McGinn
Matheus França n 8	34.8	2.3 5/1	1.6 2/2	—
R. Esse n 8	71.8	2 7/5	3.4 7/5	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Devenny n 8	22.3	3.5 4/2	2 4/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	73.4	2.3 6/5	0.8 4/1
J. Mateta n 8	88.5	2.2 8/6	1.5 8/3
E. Nketiah n 8	22.5	2 3/1	0.5 1/0
J. Lerma n 8	66.8	1.3 4/4	0.5 3/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Mateta n 8	88.5	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	73.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
D. Muñoz n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Devenny n 8	22.3	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
N. Clyne n 8	29.6	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kporha n 4	16.3	6.9 2/2
J. Schlupp n 8	34	4.6 6/3
R. Esse n 8	71.8	3.6 7/5
A. Wharton n 8	48.9	3.5 6/5
D. Muñoz n 8	89.9	3 8/7

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. 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
E. Buendía n 8	25.8	3.5 5/2	2.2 4/1	—
J. McGinn n 8	67.8	2.7 7/4	2.2 6/4	W. Hughes
J. Duran n 8	44.5	2.5 6/2	1.3 5/0	—
A. Onana n 8	56.1	2 5/3	1.2 3/2	—
M. Rogers n 8	85.8	1.6 6/3	1.3 7/3	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Duran n 8	44.5	3.3 6/4	1.8 4/2
D. Malen n 8	38.6	2.6 6/2	1.5 4/1
O. Watkins n 8	78.5	2.4 7/5	1.6 7/2
E. Buendía n 8	25.8	2.2 4/1	0.9 2/0
M. Rogers n 8	85.8	2.1 5/4	1 3/3

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. 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	78.5	0.6 4/0	0.4 2/1
M. Rashford n 8	48.6	0.5 1/1	0.5 1/1
J. Duran n 8	44.5	1 4/0	0 0/0
J. Ramsey n 8	52.6	0.4 2/0	0.4 1/1
M. Rogers n 8	85.8	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Kamara n 8	80.8	3.3 6/5
A. Onana n 8	56.1	3 5/5
L. Bogarde n 8	48.1	2.6 5/3
Y. Tielemans n 8	90	2.3 6/4
I. Maatsen n 8	36.5	2.2 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Aston Villa
36%	Possession	64%
4.31	Expected goals (xG)	0.38
19	Shots	6
6	Shots on target	2
8	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	1
14	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	8
7	Offsides	7
19	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
257	Passes	468
73%	Pass accuracy	86%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Richards	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
M. Lacroix	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.9
M. Guéhi	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
D. Muñoz	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	Y	7
T. Mitchell	90	0	1	2	0	1	5	0	7.5
Eberechi Eze	90	0	1	1	0	3	6	0	8
J. Mateta	90	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	7.7
I. Sarr	86	2	0	4	3	4	0	0	7.9
A. Wharton	78	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	7.3
W. Hughes	58	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	6.7
J. Lerma sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
D. Kamada sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
E. Nketiah sub	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Disasi	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
E. Konsa	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Bogarde	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. McGinn	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
Y. Tielemans	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.7
M. Rogers	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
L. Digne	78	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
O. Watkins	68	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Ramsey	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
E. Martínez	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Andrés García	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
R. Olsen sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Bailey sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
M. Rashford sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Marco Asensio sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
I. Maatsen sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

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

Recent form

Crystal PalaceLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Aston VillaLWDDW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Crystal Palace 3 · 1 draw · Aston Villa 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2024-11-23 Aston Villa 2–2 Crystal Palace
2024-10-30 Aston Villa 1–2 Crystal Palace
2024-05-19 Crystal Palace 5–0 Aston Villa
2023-09-16 Aston Villa 3–1 Crystal Palace
2023-03-04 Aston Villa 1–0 Crystal Palace
2022-08-20 Crystal Palace 3–1 Aston Villa

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#12 pos53 pts38 pl0 GD

Aston Villa#6 pos66 pts38 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.34

Aston Villa scored1.53

Crystal Palace conceded1.34

Aston Villa conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa?: In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 3, Aston Villa won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Aston Villa?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 3W 0D 2L; Aston Villa 2W 2D 1L.

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