English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Aston Villa WWWLW 0
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Crystal Palace LLLDL 0
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Selhurst Park · 24,841 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Aston Villa held to goalless draw at Crystal Palace

Aston Villa's aim of making a significant dent on Arsenal's lead at the Premier League summit was thwarted by a goalless draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
4
59.1
Possession
40.9
15
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
470
Accurate Passes
297
537
Passes
369
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
44
19
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
9
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
31
21
Clearances
31

Head to Head

CRY leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-R
  5. 19Will HughesCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 55Justin DevennyRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 11Brennan JohnsonCF-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Bizot replaces Emiliano Martínez because of an injury.
  2. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Jadon Sancho.
  3. 67' Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces John McGinn.
  5. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  6. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  7. 83' Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 90' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa replaces Justin Devenny.

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