English Premier League

FT Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Aston Villa LWDDW 1
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Crystal Palace LWWLW 4
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AVL011
CRY134
Selhurst Park · 24,712 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Ismaila Sarr scores double as Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa

Ismaila Sarr scored twice on his 27th birthday to help Crystal Palace to a deserved 4-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa at Selhurst Park on Tuesday, putting a dent in the visitors' hopes of Champions League football next season.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
7
8
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
64.1
Possession
35.9
6
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
404
Accurate Passes
187
468
Passes
257
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.3
29
Long Balls
47
19
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
21
8
Tackles
32
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
23
14
Clearances
23

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 19Will HughesCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 12Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Justin DevennySUB
  2. 8Jefferson LermaSUB
  3. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  4. 30Matt TurnerSUB
  5. 25Ben ChilwellSUB
  6. 9Eddie NketiahSUB
  7. 18Daichi KamadaSUB
  8. 58Caleb KporhaSUB
  9. 21Romain EsseSUB

AVL · 3-4-3

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 4Ezri KonsaCD
  3. 26Lamare BogardeCD-L
  4. 3Axel DisasiCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 7John McGinnCM-R
  7. 12Lucas DigneLM
  8. 16Andrés GarcíaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyCF-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  2. 17Donyell MalenSUB
  3. 9Marcus RashfordSUB
  4. 56Jamaldeen JimohSUB
  5. 48Oliwier ZychSUB
  6. 31Leon BaileySUB
  7. 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  8. 21Marco AsensioSUB
  9. 25Robin OlsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 35' Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+2' Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Robin Olsen replaces Emiliano Martínez because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Andrés García.
  6. 52' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
  7. 58' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
  8. 59' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  9. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  10. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Ollie Watkins.
  11. 71' Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross.
  12. 78' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Adam Wharton.
  13. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  14. 82' Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  16. 87' Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Crystal Palace 4, Aston Villa 1. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.

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