Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Aston Villa FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'
Tyrone Mings 39' Y
Y 39' Wilfried Zaha
Tyrone Mings 45' R
Jack Grealish 45' Y
Y 56' Luka Milivojevic
Y 68' Joel Ward
Y 83' Eberechi Eze

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
7
Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-07-12 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-08-31 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
20 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–0 W
17 Dec Burnley FC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov West Ham United FC A 1–2 L
21 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–2 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 0–3 L
19 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–7 L
16 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 5–1 W
27 Nov Newcastle United FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Crystal Palace FC
#11 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Villa Park that hosts another battle between Aston Villa FC and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' A goal from the Burkina Faso international Bertrand Traore! He fires home on 5 to make it 1-0!
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Aston Villa FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Scotland international John McGinn has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' Tyrone Mings picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Jairo Riedewald needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Tyrone Mings. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 45' Aston Villa FC make a change. Bertrand Traore trudges off to be replaced by Ezri Konsa on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Aston Villa FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Wilfried Zaha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Luka Milivojevic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel Ward is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
  • 66' What a moment for Kortney Hause! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Ward.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Luka Milivojevic as he leaves the pitch. Jairo Riedewald steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. James McArthur is withdrawn and Michy Batshuayi gets his opportunity.
  • 76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anwar El Ghazi makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 82' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jeffrey Schlupp is withdrawn and Andros Townsend gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eberechi Eze on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Anwar El Ghazi by Ahmed El Mohamady on 86 minute.
  • 90' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Douglas Luiz departs to be replaced by Jacob Ramsey.
  • Aston Villa FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 6
Jean-Philippe Mateta 5
Ismaila Sarr 5
Eberechi Eze 4
Ollie Watkins 3
Jeffrey Schlupp 2
Anwar El Ghazi 2
John McGinn 2

Head to Head

2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-07-12 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-08-31 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2020-12-17 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2020-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2020-11-30 West Ham United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2020-11-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-12-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–7 Liverpool FC L 2020-12-16 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-12-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.88 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC49% Draw36% Crystal Palace FC15%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
51%
Aston Villa FC or Crystal Palace FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC26% Draw66% Crystal Palace FC8%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.9%
1 – 0
23.5%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1.8%
0 – 2
1.7%
3 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 12% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 28% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 11% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.