Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 1
4 - 1
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 8': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 9': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 9': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
- 12': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 16': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Offside, Crystal Palace. Marc Guéhi is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 19': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés García with a cross.
- 22': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 23': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 24': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 25': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 29': Attempt saved. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross.
- 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.
- 32': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 32': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 35': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 35': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 38': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 38': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 40': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 42': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 42': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 44': VAR Decision: No Goal Crystal Palace 1-0 Aston Villa.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+2': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+4': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Andrés García.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Robin Olsen replaces Emiliano Martínez because of an injury.
- 47': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Leon Bailey.
- 47': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 47': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass following a corner.
- 50': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 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.
- 53': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 54': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 56': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 57': Offside, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 58': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 58': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 59': Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 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.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 63': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 66': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 68': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 70': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Axel Disasi (Aston Villa).
- 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.
- 74': Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta following a fast break.
- 74': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 74': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 76': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 76': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Adam Wharton.
- 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 79': Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a fast break.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 81': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 81': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 84': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 85': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
- 87': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 87': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 88': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 89': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Offside, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 90'+5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 90'+6': Offside, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 4, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 4, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,712
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,712
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | +42 | 70 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 28 | +17 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 19 | Will Hughes  |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Aston Villa (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 3 | Axel Disasi |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 16 | Andrés García |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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