Premier League Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 31 2025 · 19:00 Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa
0–3 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.14 – 2.65
Crystal Palace
  • 21’ (P) J. Mateta
  • 68’ A. Guéhi
  • 78’ I. Sarr
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Crystal Palace cruise past Aston Villa

Aston Villa entered as favourites, but Crystal Palace won 3–0 through goals from Mateta, Guéhi and Sarr. Crystal Palace finished with the higher xG (2.65 vs 1.14).

Aston Villa51%
Draw25%
Crystal Palace ✓24%

Model vs reality

Aston Villa goals
0
Model 1.73 · xG 1.14
Crystal Palace goals
3
Model 1.14 · xG 2.65
Total goals
3
Model 2.87 · xG 3.79
Score 0–3
1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. GuéhiCrystal Palace · 1 goal
8.6
  • RefereeStuart Attwell
  • VenueVilla Park
  • Table before kick-offAston Villa 19th · Crystal Palace 16th

Timeline

  1. M. CashYellow card · Foul
    13’
  2. M. BizotYellow card · Foul
    20’
  3. J. Mateta (pen) 0–1
    21’
  4. J. MatetaYellow card
    22’
  5. Half time · 0–1
  6. ⇄ E. BuendíaFor E. Guessand
    46’
  7. W. HughesYellow card · Foul
    52’
  8. ⇄ J. LermaFor A. Wharton
    56’
  9. A. Guéhi 0–2
    68’
  10. ⇄ Yeremy PinoFor W. Hughes
    71’
  11. ⇄ Pau TorresFor J. McGinn
    74’
  12. ⇄ B. BurrowsFor M. Cash
    74’
  13. I. Sarr 0–3Assist M. Lacroix
    78’
  14. ⇄ L. DigneFor D. Malen
    83’
  15. ⇄ L. BogardeFor I. Maatsen
    84’
  16. ⇄ J. DevennyFor J. Mateta
    85’
  17. ⇄ N. ClyneFor Daichi Kamada
    86’
  18. I. SarrYellow card · Simulation
    87’
  19. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

Aston Villa13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
Crystal Palace6 shots · 5 in box, 1 outside
Aston VillaCrystal Palace
58% Possession 42%
1.14 Expected goals (xG) 2.65
0.59 Expected points (xPts) 2.25
13 Shots 6
4 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 5
3 Shots outside the box 1
531 Passes 386
89% Pass accuracy 85%
10 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
7 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.41 Team rating 7.40

Line-ups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

405.6 M. Bizot(G)
226.2 I. Maatsen ↓84’ 56.2 T. Mings 46.3 E. Konsa 26.0 M. Cash ↓74’
87.5 Y. Tielemans 76.7 J. McGinn ↓74’
296.3 E. Guessand ↓46’ 276.6 M. Rogers 176.0 D. Malen ↓83’
116.6 O. Watkins
  • 40M. Bizot (G)5.6
  • 22I. Maatsen↓84’6.2
  • 5T. Mings6.2
  • 4E. Konsa6.3
  • 2M. Cash↓74’6.0
  • 8Y. Tielemans7.5
  • 7J. McGinn↓74’6.7
  • 29E. Guessand↓46’6.3
  • 27M. Rogers6.6
  • 17D. Malen↓83’6.0
  • 11O. Watkins6.6

Substitutes used

  • 14Pau Torres↑74’6.5
  • 26L. Bogarde↑84’6.6
  • 83B. Burrows↑74’6.5
  • 12L. Digne↑83’6.7
  • 10E. Buendía↑46’7.0

Unused: S. Proctor, T. Rowe, T. Patterson, J. Jimoh-Aloba

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

18.3 D. Henderson(G)
68.6★ A. Guéhi 57.2 M. Lacroix A 267.6 Chris Richards
36.9 T. Mitchell 196.6 W. Hughes ↓71’ 206.7 A. Wharton ↓56’ 27.5 D. Muñoz
187.9 Daichi Kamada ↓86’ 77.3 I. Sarr
146.9 J. Mateta ↓85’
  • 1D. Henderson (G)8.3
  • 6A. Guéhi ★8.6
  • 5M. LacroixA7.2
  • 26Chris Richards7.6
  • 3T. Mitchell6.9
  • 19W. Hughes↓71’6.6
  • 20A. Wharton↓56’6.7
  • 2D. Muñoz7.5
  • 18Daichi Kamada↓86’7.9
  • 7I. Sarr7.3
  • 14J. Mateta↓85’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 17N. Clyne↑86’6.9
  • 8J. Lerma↑56’6.6
  • 10Yeremy Pino↑71’6.7
  • 55J. Devenny↑85’6.7

Unused: W. Benítez, B. Sosa, K. Rodney, R. Esse, Rio Cardines

Player stats

Top rated
A. GuéhiCrystal Palace8.6
2nd
D. HendersonCrystal Palace8.3
3rd
Daichi KamadaCrystal Palace7.9

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Bizot G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 100% 18 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.6
I. Maatsen D 84 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 64 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
T. Mings D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 69 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.2
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 85 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
M. Cash D 74 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 53 0 2 1/1 1/0 6.0
Y. Tielemans M 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 90% 81 1 0 1/1 0/2 7.5
J. McGinn M 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 46 2 0 2/3 2/1 6.7
E. Guessand F 46 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 10 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.3
M. Rogers F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 24 1 1 1/2 0/2 6.6
D. Malen F 83 0 0 2 (0) 0 67% 15 0 0 1/3 0/1 6.0
O. Watkins F 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 91% 11 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
Pau Torres D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
L. Bogarde M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
B. Burrows M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.5
L. Digne D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
E. Buendía M 44 0 0 1 (0) 3 88% 26 3 1 0/1 1/2 7.0

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Henderson G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 59% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
A. Guéhi D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 89% 56 3 1 0/0 0/1 8.6
M. Lacroix D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 95% 40 0 3 0/0 1/0 7.2
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 33 4 0 0/0 1/0 7.6
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 35 6 1 0/1 0/0 6.9
W. Hughes M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 27 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.6
A. Wharton M 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 33 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
D. Muñoz D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 34 6 1 0/0 2/0 7.5
Daichi Kamada M 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 36 3 1 1/1 2/3 7.9
I. Sarr F 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 77% 22 1 1 1/2 1/0 7.3
J. Mateta F 85 1 0 1 (1) 0 58% 12 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
N. Clyne D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Lerma M 34 0 0 1 (1) 1 91% 11 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
Yeremy Pino M 19 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 14 0 1 2/2 3/1 6.7
J. Devenny M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.