Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa – Lineups & Match Details

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa drew 0-0. Crystal Palace had 41% possession against Aston Villa's 59%. Shots on target: 5-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 21

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

0 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Aston VillaAston Villa

Referee: Andy Madley, England

Lineups

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
J. Canvot23J. CanvotD
M. Lacroix5M. LacroixD
M. Guehi6M. GuehiD
J. Devenny55J. DevennyM
A. Wharton20A. WhartonM
W. Hughes19W. HughesM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
B. Johnson11B. JohnsonF
Y. Pino10Y. PinoF
J. Mateta14J. MatetaF

Substitutes

44W. BenitezG
12C. UcheM
24B. SosaD
26C. RichardsD
42K. RodneyM
60G. KingD
72D. BenamarD
73B. CaseyF
86J. Drakes-ThomasF
Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
M. Cash2M. CashD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
V. Lindelof3V. LindelofD
L. Digne12L. DigneD
B. Kamara44B. KamaraM
Y. Tielemans8Y. TielemansM
J. Sancho19J. SanchoM
J. McGinn7J. McGinnM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

10E. BuendiaM
14P. TorresD
16A. GarciaD
17D. MalenF
20J. Jimoh-AlobaM
22I. MaatsenD
26L. BogardeM
40M. BizotG
53G. HemmingsM

Match Events

46'S

E. Martínez

Substitution 1

65'S

J. Sancho

Substitution 2

67'Y

B. Johnson

73'S

J. McGinn

Substitution 3

73'S

L. Digne

Substitution 4

82'S

B. Kamara

Substitution 5

83'Y

T. Mitchell

90'S

J. Devenny

Substitution 1

Statistics

Crystal Palace
41%59%
Aston Villa
1.5Expected Goals (xG)1.74
11Total Shots15
5Shots on Target3
3Corners5
8Fouls3
2Offsides0
80Pass Accuracy (%)88
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Crystal Palace host Aston Villa on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at Selhurst Park. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Crystal Palace go into the match 14th in the table; Aston Villa sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Crystal Palace have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Aston Villa have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa; 25 Feb 2025: Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa; 23 Nov 2024: Crystal Palace 2-2 Aston Villa. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa drew 0-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Crystal Palace 0, Aston Villa 0.

Stat highlights

Crystal Palace held 41% of the ball against 59% for Aston Villa. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 1.50 for Crystal Palace, 1.74 for Aston Villa.

Verdict

The 0-0 draw gives both clubs a single point. Crystal Palace sat 14th and Aston Villa 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.