Premier League Gameweek 21 Wed, Jan 7 2026 · 19:30 Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.50 – 1.74
Aston Villa
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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.

No way through for Crystal Palace or Aston Villa

Aston Villa entered as narrow favourites, but neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 1.50 and 1.74.

Crystal Palace28%
Draw ✓26%
Aston Villa46%

Model vs reality

Crystal Palace goals
0
Model 1.23 · xG 1.50
Aston Villa goals
0
Model 1.63 · xG 1.74
Total goals
0
Model 2.87 · xG 3.24
Score 0–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 55%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. BizotAston Villa
8.0
  • RefereeAndy Madley
  • VenueSelhurst Park
  • Table before kick-offCrystal Palace 14th · Aston Villa 3rd

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ M. BizotFor E. Martínez
    46’
  3. ⇄ E. BuendíaFor J. Sancho
    65’
  4. B. JohnsonYellow card · Simulation
    67’
  5. ⇄ D. MalenFor J. McGinn
    73’
  6. ⇄ I. MaatsenFor L. Digne
    73’
  7. ⇄ L. BogardeFor B. Kamara
    82’
  8. T. MitchellYellow card · Time wasting
    83’
  9. ⇄ B. SosaFor J. Devenny
    90’
  10. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Crystal Palace11 shots · 9 in box, 2 outside
Aston Villa15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
Crystal PalaceAston Villa
41% Possession 59%
1.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.74
1.23 Expected points (xPts) 1.54
11 Shots 15
5 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside the box 11
2 Shots outside the box 4
369 Passes 537
80% Pass accuracy 88%
3 Corners 5
4 Goalkeeper saves 5
8 Fouls 3
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.07 Team rating 7.03

Line-ups

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

17.5 D. Henderson(G)
67.9 A. Guéhi 57.3 M. Lacroix 237.3 J. Canvot
37.0 T. Mitchell 197.2 W. Hughes 207.3 A. Wharton 556.7 J. Devenny ↓90’
106.9 Yeremy Pino 116.2 B. Johnson
146.5 J. Mateta
  • 1D. Henderson (G)7.5
  • 6A. Guéhi7.9
  • 5M. Lacroix7.3
  • 23J. Canvot7.3
  • 3T. Mitchell7.0
  • 19W. Hughes7.2
  • 20A. Wharton7.3
  • 55J. Devenny↓90’6.7
  • 10Yeremy Pino6.9
  • 11B. Johnson6.2
  • 14J. Mateta6.5

Substitutes used

  • 24B. Sosa↑90’

Unused: W. Benítez, K. Rodney, George King, C. Uche, B. Casey, D. Benamar, Chris Richards, Joel Drakes-Thomas

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

237.3 E. Martínez(G) ↓46’
127.6 L. Digne ↓73’ 37.3 V. Lindelöf 47.5 E. Konsa 27.7 M. Cash
87.3 Y. Tielemans 446.9 B. Kamara ↓82’
276.2 M. Rogers 76.2 J. McGinn ↓73’ 196.3 J. Sancho ↓65’
116.6 O. Watkins
  • 23E. Martínez (G)↓46’7.3
  • 12L. Digne↓73’7.6
  • 3V. Lindelöf7.3
  • 4E. Konsa7.5
  • 2M. Cash7.7
  • 8Y. Tielemans7.3
  • 44B. Kamara↓82’6.9
  • 27M. Rogers6.2
  • 7J. McGinn↓73’6.2
  • 19J. Sancho↓65’6.3
  • 11O. Watkins6.6

Substitutes used

  • 40M. Bizot (G) ★↑46’8.0
  • 17D. Malen↑73’6.7
  • 22I. Maatsen↑73’6.9
  • 26L. Bogarde↑82’6.7
  • 10E. Buendía↑65’6.7

Unused: Pau Torres, J. Jimoh-Aloba, George Hemmings, Andrés García

Player stats

Top rated
M. BizotAston Villa8.0
2nd
A. GuéhiCrystal Palace7.9
3rd
M. CashAston Villa7.7

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Henderson G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 45% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
A. Guéhi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 55 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
M. Lacroix D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 44 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.3
J. Canvot M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 43 5 0 1/1 0/0 7.3
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 32 1 1 0/0 1/2 7.0
W. Hughes M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 90% 39 2 1 1/1 0/0 7.2
A. Wharton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 51 5 1 0/0 1/0 7.3
J. Devenny M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 33 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
Yeremy Pino M 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 72% 25 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.9
B. Johnson F 90 0 0 3 (2) 0 80% 15 1 0 0/2 4/1 6.2
J. Mateta F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 10 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
B. Sosa D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Martínez G 46 0 0 1 sv 0 97% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
L. Digne D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 52 3 1 0/0 0/1 7.6
V. Lindelöf D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 88 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 78 1 3 1/1 0/1 7.5
M. Cash D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 76% 45 3 1 1/1 0/0 7.7
Y. Tielemans M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 65 2 0 0/0 1/1 7.3
B. Kamara M 82 0 0 0 (0) 3 89% 53 0 2 0/1 0/1 6.9
M. Rogers F 90 0 0 3 (2) 2 73% 33 2 0 2/5 0/0 6.2
J. McGinn M 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 21 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
J. Sancho F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 19 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
O. Watkins F 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 54% 13 1 1 2/4 0/1 6.6
M. Bizot G 44 0 0 4 sv 0 89% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.0
D. Malen F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
I. Maatsen D 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
L. Bogarde M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
E. Buendía M 25 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 1/2 1/1 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.