Premier League · Wed, 7 Jan 2026 ·
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa — 0 - 0
Selhurst Park · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
Crystal Palace and Aston Villa play out goalless draw
Honours were even between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa at Selhurst Park on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Premier League matchday 21 game finishing 0-0. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Crystal Palace had 41% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) against Aston Villa’s 15 (3 on target). Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Crystal Palace 15th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 5 Dec 2026, Aston Villa – Crystal Palace
Match events
- 46'substitutionE. MartinezOff: M. Bizot
- 65'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: E. Buendia
- 67'yellow cardBrennan JohnsonYellow Card
- 73'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: D. Malen
- 73'substitutionL. DigneOff: I. Maatsen
- 82'substitutionB. KamaraOff: L. Bogarde
- 83'yellow cardTyrick MitchellYellow Card
- 90'substitutionJ. DevennyOff: B. Sosa
Lineups
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 23J. CanvotD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 55J. DevennyM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 19W. HughesM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 24B. SosaD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 60G. KingD
- 12C. UcheM
- 73B. CaseyF
- 72D. BenamarD
- 26C. RichardsD
- 86J. Drakes-ThomasF
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 3V. LindelofD
- 12L. DigneD
- 44B. KamaraM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 27M. RogersM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 17D. MalenF
- 14P. TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 20J. Jimoh-AlobaM
- 53G. HemmingsM
- 16A. GarciaD
Match statistics
- 41%Possession59%
- 1.50Expected goals (xG)1.74
- 11Total shots15
- 5Shots on target3
- 2Shots off target7
- 4Blocked shots5
- 9Shots inside the box11
- 2Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners5
- 2Offsides0
- 8Fouls3
- 2Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves5
- 369Passes537
- 297Accurate passes470
- 80%Pass accuracy88%
- 1.58Goals prevented1.58
Player statistics
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | 1 | – | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | – | – | ||
| 60George KingD | – | – | ||
| 72Dean BenamarD | – | – | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | – | – | ||
| 42Kaden RodneyM | – | – | ||
| 73Benjamin CaseyF | – | – | ||
| 86Joel Drakes-ThomasF | – | – |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 73 | 7.6 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 44Boubacar KamaraM | 82 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 40Marco BizotGTop rated | 45 | 8.0 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | – | – | ||
| 16Andrés GarcíaD | – | – | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Jamaldeen JimohM | – | – | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 53George HemmingsM | – | – | ||
| 17Donyell MalenF | 17 | 6.7 |