Premier League · Matchweek 27
Ismaïla Sarr 29'
Jean-Philippe Mateta 59'
Ismaïla Sarr 71'
Edward Nketiah 90+1'
HT 1:0
Morgan Rogers 52'
Tue, 25 Feb 2025, 19:30 (UK) · Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace 13th → 12th · 36 pts|Aston Villa 8th · 42 pts

Crystal Palace won on the scoreboard and on xG (4.31–0.38).

Player of the matchIsmaïla Sarr8.6Decisive moment59' Jean-Philippe Mateta+1.1

Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa

Key numbers

  • Possession 36% – 64%
  • Shots 19 (6 on target) – 6 (2)
  • Decisive moment: 59' Jean-Philippe Mateta, FN xPts +1.1
Player of the match
Ismaïla Sarr 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-13-14-1
Crystal Palace ahead 54 min · level 36 min · Aston Villa ahead 0 min
  • Edward Nketiah — off the bench 11 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

29' Ismaïla Sarr Goal +0.8
52' Morgan Rogers Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ollie Watkins +0.2 +0.8
59' Jean-Philippe Mateta Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Eberechi Eze +0.3 +1.1
71' Ismaïla Sarr Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Daniel Muñoz +0.1 +0.4
90+1' Edward Nketiah Goal · assist Tyrick Mitchell 0.0
Crystal Palace Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +2.3Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Crystal PalaceAston Villa
36%Possession64%
4.31Expected goals (xG)0.38
0.23xG per shot0.06
19Shots6
6Shots on target2
32%Shots on target %33%
14Shots in box6
257Passes468
73%Pass accuracy86%
3Corners8
1Saves2
19Fouls10
3Yellow cards1
7Offsides7

Compared with usual

Crystal Palace

32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.4
Conceded11.2
xG4.311.2high
xG against0.381.1
Shots1913.2
On target64.8
Shots faced612.5
xG per shot0.230.09
Possession36%44.9%
Passes257409.1
Pass accuracy73%77.2%
Corners34.6
Fouls1910.7high

Aston Villa

39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.5
Conceded41.3
xG0.381.4
xG against4.311.1high
Shots613.2
On target24.6
Shots faced1911.9
xG per shot0.060.1
Possession64%52.4%
Passes468455.5
Pass accuracy86%85.4%
Corners85.9
Fouls1011.4

Timeline

  • 29' Goal Ismaïla Sarr league goal #5
  • 35' Yellow Will Hughes
  • 44' VAR Morgan Rogers
  • 45+2' Yellow Daniel Muñoz
  • 46' Sub Andrés García → Leon Bailey
  • 46' Sub Emiliano Martínez → Robin Olsen
  • 52' Goal Morgan Rogers league goal #7 assist Ollie Watkins
  • 58' Sub Will Hughes → Jefferson Lerma
  • 59' Goal Jean-Philippe Mateta league goal #12 assist Eberechi Eze
  • 68' Sub Jacob Ramsey → Marco Asensio
  • 68' Sub Ollie Watkins → Marcus Rashford
  • 71' Goal Ismaïla Sarr league goal #6 assist Daniel Muñoz
  • 78' Sub Adam Wharton → Daichi Kamada
  • 78' Sub Lucas Digne → Ian Maatsen
  • 82' Yellow Leon Bailey
  • 86' Sub Ismaïla Sarr → Edward Nketiah
  • 87' Yellow Jefferson Lerma
  • 90+1' Goal Edward Nketiah league goal #1 assist Tyrick Mitchell

Category leaders

  • Key passesIsmaïla Sarr4
  • Duels wonJohn McGinn10/15
  • DribblesAxel Disasi2/4
  • Defensive actionsMaxence Lacroix7
  • ShotsIsmaïla Sarr4 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonJohn McGinn6

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.