Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa · Premier League
Crystal Palace drew 0-0 with Aston Villa in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Crystal Palace and Aston Villa met in the Premier League at Selhurst Park in London on Wednesday, 7 January 2026.
How the match went
Aston Villa saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Crystal Palace had 11 shots with 5 on target, Aston Villa 15 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 3 to Crystal Palace and 5 to Aston Villa. Crystal Palace conceded 8 fouls, Aston Villa 3. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Crystal Palace, 0 for Aston Villa).
Line-ups
Crystal Palace started in a 3-4-2-1: D. Henderson, J. Canvot, M. Lacroix, M. Guéhi, J. Devenny, A. Wharton, W. Hughes, T. Mitchell, B. Johnson, Y. Pino, J. Mateta.
Aston Villa started in a 4-2-3-1: E. Martínez, M. Cash, E. Konsa, V. Lindelöf, L. Digne, B. Kamara, Y. Tielemans, J. Sancho, J. McGinn, M. Rogers, O. Watkins.
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Minute by minute
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa.
- 10'Attempt blocked. L. Digne (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 17'Attempt saved. B. Johnson (Crystal Palace), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 25'Attempt saved. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
- 27'Attempt missed. B. Johnson (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 40'Attempt missed. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 42'Attempt blocked. M. Cash (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Aston Villa: M. Bizot comes on for E. Martínez.
- 47'Attempt blocked. B. Kamara (Aston Villa), header. xG 0.07.
- 50'Attempt missed. Y. Tielemans (Aston Villa), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.24.
- 50'Attempt missed. V. Lindelöf (Aston Villa), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 51'Attempt saved. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 53'Attempt saved. Y. Pino (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 53'Attempt blocked. A. Wharton (Crystal Palace), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Y. Pino (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 56'Attempt missed. W. Hughes (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 59'Attempt saved. B. Johnson (Crystal Palace), header. xG 0.13.
- 65'Substitution, Aston Villa: E. Buendía comes on for J. Sancho.
- 65'Attempt blocked. A. Wharton (Crystal Palace), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 65'Attempt blocked. J. Devenny (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 65'Attempt saved. Y. Pino (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 67'Yellow card for B. Johnson (Crystal Palace).
- 67'Attempt saved. T. Mitchell (Crystal Palace), left-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 72'Attempt saved. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 73'Substitution, Aston Villa: I. Maatsen comes on for L. Digne.
- 73'Substitution, Aston Villa: D. Malen comes on for J. McGinn.
- 80'Attempt missed. E. Buendía (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 82'Substitution, Aston Villa: L. Bogarde comes on for B. Kamara.
- 83'Yellow card for T. Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 84'Off the woodwork! O. Watkins (Aston Villa), header from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
- 86'Attempt missed. I. Maatsen (Aston Villa), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 86'Attempt blocked. E. Konsa (Aston Villa), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 89'Attempt missed. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90'Substitution, Crystal Palace: B. Sosa comes on for J. Devenny.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.