Aston Villa – Crystal Palace 0–3

	1H	2H	T
AST	0	0	0
CRY	2	1	3

Match report

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3–0 at Villa Park, Birmingham in Premier League. R. Esse opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Aston Villa have 3 wins in their last 5, while Crystal Palace have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

10'

⚽R. Esseassist J. Devenny

M. Bizot

27'

33'

⚽J. Drakes-Thomas

44'

R. Esse

2H

56'

⚽R. Esseassist Rio Cardines

E. Buendía

61'

⇄S. Proctor↓ E. Buendía

64'

⇄R. Matthews↓ J. Drakes-Thomas

⇄E. Martínez↓ B. Burrows

83'

⇄D. Henderson↓ R. Esse

Momentum

AST

⚽⚽⚽

CRY

Match info

TournamentPremier League · England · Tier 1

Kick-offAug 31, 2025 · 18:00

VenueVilla Park, Birmingham

Attendance44,760 / 52,047 (86%)

RefereeS. Attwell

Where to watch

Sky SportsTNT Sports

Statistics

35Ball possession %65

0.3Expected goals (xG)2.6

10Total shots14

4Shots on target7

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

5Corner kicks8

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

453Passes567

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Andrés García

7.9

Lineups

AST 4-3-37.50Formation7.044-3-3 CRY

Aston Villa

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Crystal Palace

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

20J. Drakes-Thomas6.9

14R. Esse6.7

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71:27	+44	85	DWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77:35	+42	78	LWWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69:50	+19	71	WWWDD
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56:49	+7	65	LWWWD
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63:53	+10	60	DLWWW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58:54	+4	57	DDLWW
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42:48	-6	54	LLWWD
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52:46	+6	53	DLLWW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55:52	+3	53	DDLLW
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58:52	+6	52	LWWDD
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47:51	-4	52	DLLWW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53:55	-2	49	DLLLW
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47:50	-3	49	LWWDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49:56	-7	47	DDLLW
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41:51	-10	45	LWWDD
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48:51	-3	44	LWWDL
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48:57	-9	41	LLWWD
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46:65	-19	39	LWDLL
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38:75	-37	22	LLLLD
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27:68	-41	20	LWDLL