Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

FA Cup - Semi-finals 26 Apr 2025, 16:15
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Wembley Stadium (London) 👤 A. Taylor Round Semi-finals

Match report

Crystal Palace cruised past Aston Villa 3-0 in the FA Cup - Semi-finals on 26 April 2025.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 16 shots to Crystal Palace's 9.

The match was played at Wembley Stadium (London), with A. Taylor in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 30% - 70% Shots 9 - 16 On target 4 - 5 Corners 1 - 12 Fouls 9 - 5 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Ismaïla Sarr
Crystal Palace · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Eberechi Eze 1 goal
8 Dean Henderson 4 saves
8 Maxence Lacroix captained the side
8 Edward Nketiah 1 assist
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 5–11
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–4
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 1–6 0–6
Attacks 30–41 27–63
Match statistics
1 Corners 12
12 Throw In 17
5 Free Kick 9
16 Goal Kick 5
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
57 Attacks 104
29 Dangerous Attacks 66
4 On Target 5
5 Off Target 11
9 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 9
0 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 11
3 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 5
1 Corners 12
0 Offsides 1
30% Ball Possession 70%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 1
238 Passes Total 547
173 Passes Accurate 471
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Crystal Palace · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Henderson
26 C. Richards 5 M. Lacroix 6 M. Guéhi
12 D. Muñoz 20 A. Wharton 18 D. Kamada 3 T. Mitchell
7 I. Sarr 10 E. Eze
14 J. Mateta
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 12 L. Digne
44 B. Kamara 8 Y. Tielemans
27 M. Rogers 21 M. Asensio 7 J. McGinn
11 O. Watkins
Crystal Palace
Coach
O. Glasner
Substitutes
  • 9 Edward Nketiah
  • 25 Ben Chilwell
  • 8 Jefferson Lerma
  • 19 Will Hughes
  • 30 Matt Turner
  • 2 Joel Ward
  • 17 Nathaniel Clyne
  • 21 Romain Esse
  • 55 Justin Devenny
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 6 Ross Barkley
  • 17 Donyell Malen
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 5 Tyrone Mings
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 24 Amadou Onana
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ L. Digne Aston Villa
  • 60' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 69' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ Marco Asensio Aston Villa
  • 70' ↑ R. Barkley ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 79' ↑ E. Nketiah ↓ J. Mateta Crystal Palace
  • 79' ↑ D. Malen ↓ M. Rogers Aston Villa
  • 84' ↑ B. Chilwell ↓ T. Mitchell Crystal Palace
  • 88' ↑ J. Lerma ↓ E. Eze Crystal Palace
  • 88' ↑ W. Hughes ↓ A. Wharton Crystal Palace
Cards
  • 17' B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 19' T. Mitchell Crystal Palace
  • 65' C. Richards Crystal Palace
  • 84' D. Kamada Crystal Palace
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace 8 3 draws 5 Aston Villa
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Recent form
Crystal Palace D W D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa?
Crystal Palace won 3-0 against Aston Villa on 26 April 2025.
Who won Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa?
Crystal Palace won the match 3-0.
Where was Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Wembley Stadium (London).
Who had more possession in Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.