English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 31, 2025
Crystal Palace WDWDD 3
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Aston Villa LWWDL 0
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Villa Park · 41,036 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Guéhi scores stunner in 3-0 Palace win as Villa misery continues

Marc Guehi scored a stunner on what could be his Crystal Palace farewell as the Eagles thrashed goal-shy Aston Villa 3-0 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
41.6
Possession
58.4
6
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
4
0.7
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
328
Accurate Passes
475
386
Passes
531
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
45
17
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
5
26
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
6
37
Effective Clearances
17
37
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CRY leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 29Evann GuessandAM-L
  11. 17Donyell MalenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  2. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  3. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  4. 83Bradley BurrowesSUB
  5. 20Jamaldeen JimohSUB
  6. 52Sam ProctorSUB
  7. 55Travis PattersonSUB
  8. 45Triston RoweSUB
  9. 14Pau TorresSUB

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. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 18Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Yéremy PinoSUB
  2. 8Jefferson LermaSUB
  3. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  4. 42Kaden RodneySUB
  5. 24Borna SosaSUB
  6. 44Walter BenítezSUB
  7. 59Rio CardinesSUB
  8. 21Romain EsseSUB
  9. 55Justin DevennySUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 22' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  5. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Evann Guessand.
  6. 52' Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Adam Wharton because of an injury.
  8. 68' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Crystal Palace 2. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  9. 71' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Will Hughes.
  10. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Bradley Burrowes replaces Matty Cash.
  11. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces John McGinn.
  12. 78' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Crystal Palace 3. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxence Lacroix with a headed pass.
  13. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Donyell Malen.
  14. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ian Maatsen.
  15. 85' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  16. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Daichi Kamada.
  17. 87' Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.

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