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Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace match centre

Match centre

Premier League Matchweek 3
Full timeFinished

Score

03Premier League Matchweek 3

Kick-off

31 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance

41,036 official

Referee

Stuart Attwell

Last verified

24 Apr 2026, 07:32 UTC

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

Performance is a derived form score built from official current-season totals, recent starts and recent match events.

Home • Official lineup

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
7.226 nations27.8 y184 cm22.4 apps

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official lineup

Crystal Palace

3-4-2-1
7.326 nations26.5 y185 cm25.6 apps

Official lineup released in 3-4-2-1.

  1. Kamada
    • 86'Daichi Kamada off 86'
  1. Sarr
    • 78'Ismaïla Sarr scored 78'
    • 87'Ismaïla Sarr booked 87'
  2. Mateta
    • 21'Jean-Philippe Mateta scored 21'
    • 22'Jean-Philippe Mateta booked 22'
    • 85'Jean-Philippe Mateta off 85'
  1. Muñoz
  2. Mitchell
  3. Wharton
    • 56'Adam Wharton off 56'
  4. Hughes
    • 52'Will Hughes booked 52'
    • 71'Will Hughes off 71'
  1. Lacroix
  2. 654
    • 68'Player 654 scored 68'
  3. Richards
  1. Henderson

Aston Villa

Bench

9
  1. 52S. Proctor
    6.2018188 cm0 apps
  2. 10E. Buendía
    6.8728172 cm31 apps
    • 45'Emiliano Buendía on 45'
  3. 12L. Digne
    7.1832178 cm28 apps
    • 83'Lucas Digne on 83'
  4. 14P. Torres
    7.2428191 cm18 apps
    • 74'Pau Torres on 74'
  5. P. 2213
    6.20
  6. 26L. Bogarde
    6.5921183 cm24 apps
    • 84'Lamare Bogarde on 84'
  7. P. 2255
    6.20
  8. 83B. Burrowes
    6.3117169 cm1 app
    • 74'Bradley Burrowes on 74'
  9. P. 2264
    6.20

Crystal Palace

Bench

9
  1. 44W. Benítez
    6.9732191 cm1 app
  2. 8J. Lerma
    7.0630179 cm26 apps
    • 56'Jefferson Lerma on 56'
  3. 10Y. Pino
    6.9922172 cm29 apps
    • 71'Yéremy Pino on 71'
  4. 17N. Clyne
    6.8434175 cm8 apps
    • 86'Nathaniel Clyne on 86'
  5. P. 2244
    6.21
  6. 24B. Sosa
    6.3627187 cm6 apps
  7. 42K. Rodney
    6.2620189 cm1 app
  8. 55J. Devenny
    6.6021178 cm19 apps
    • 85'Justin Devenny on 85'
  9. 59R. Cardines
    6.20🇹🇹19175 cm0 apps

Events

Timeline

Finished timeline
  1. 13'
    Home
    Matty Cash booked

    Aston Villa.

  2. 20'
    Home
    Marco Bizot booked

    Aston Villa.

  3. 21'
    Away0-1
    Jean-Philippe Mateta scored

    Crystal Palace.

  4. 22'
    Away
    Jean-Philippe Mateta booked

    Crystal Palace.

  5. 45'
    Home
    Emiliano Buendía on

    Aston Villa. Player 222 off.

  6. 52'
    Away
    Will Hughes booked

    Crystal Palace.

  7. 56'
    Away
    Jefferson Lerma on

    Crystal Palace. Adam Wharton off.

  8. 68'
    Away0-2
    Player 654 scored

    Crystal Palace.

  9. 71'
    Away
    Yéremy Pino on

    Crystal Palace. Will Hughes off.

  10. 74'
    Home
    Bradley Burrowes on

    Aston Villa. Matty Cash off.

  11. 74'
    Home
    Pau Torres on

    Aston Villa. John McGinn off.

  12. 78'
    Away0-3
    Ismaïla Sarr scored

    Crystal Palace. Assist Maxence Lacroix.

  13. 83'
    Home
    Lucas Digne on

    Aston Villa. Player 2211 off.

  14. 84'
    Home
    Lamare Bogarde on

    Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen off.

  15. 85'
    Away
    Justin Devenny on

    Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta off.

  16. 86'
    Away
    Nathaniel Clyne on

    Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada off.

  17. 87'
    Away
    Ismaïla Sarr booked

    Crystal Palace.

  18. FT
    Final 0-3

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 1.14
    AttackxG
    2.65
  2. 13
    AttackTotal Shots
    6
  3. 531
    PassingTotal Passes
    386
  4. 5
    DefendingTackles Won
    16
  5. 15
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    8

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 195 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:23 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 24 Apr 2026, 07:32 UTC