Sunday , 15 November 2026

Crystal Palace FC vs Aston Villa FC, FA Cup 2024-25 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2024-25
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 16:15 UTC Wembley 82,301 HT 45' · FT 45'
Eberechi Eze 31' 1–0
Ismaila Sarr 58' 2–0
Ismaila Sarr 90+4' 3–0

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Aston Villa FC — FA Cup at Wembley.

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
23 Apr Arsenal FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
16 Apr Newcastle United FC A 0–5 L
12 Apr Manchester City FC A 2–5 L
05 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–3 L
22 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Newcastle United FC H 4–1 W
15 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–2 W
12 Apr Southampton FC A 3–0 W
09 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Wembley!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' Boubacar Kamara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 17.
  • 19' Tyrick Mitchell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 19.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Crystal Palace FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' What composure from Eberechi Eze! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 36' Dean Henderson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Ismaila Sarr — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' Leon Bailey is replacing John McGinn for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 65' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a card on 65.
  • 69' Jacob Ramsey gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Marco Asensio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Boubacar Kamara makes way for Ross Barkley at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aston Villa FC.
  • 75' Marco Asensio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Jean-Philippe Mateta trudges off to be replaced by Eddie Nketiah on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Daichi Kamada picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Tyrick Mitchell by Ben Chilwell on 84 minute.
  • 88' Jefferson Lerma is replacing Eberechi Eze for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Crystal Palace FC players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.87 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC57% Draw24% Aston Villa FC19%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
43%
Crystal Palace FC or Aston Villa FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC41% Draw44% Aston Villa FC15%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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