Premier League · Matchweek 3
HT 0:1
Jean-Philippe Mateta 21' (pen)
Marc Guéhi 68'
Ismaïla Sarr 78'
Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 19:00 (UK) · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa 19th · 1 pt|Crystal Palace 16th → 8th · 5 pts

Crystal Palace won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.14–2.65).

Player of the matchMarc Guéhi8.6Decisive moment21' Jean-Philippe Mateta+0.8

Aston Villa 0-3 Crystal Palace

Key numbers

  • Possession 58% – 42%
  • Shots 13 (4 on target) – 6 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 21' Jean-Philippe Mateta, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Marc Guéhi 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-20-3
Aston Villa ahead 0 min · level 21 min · Crystal Palace ahead 69 min

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.

21' Jean-Philippe Mateta Pen goal +0.8
68' Marc Guéhi Goal +0.6
78' Ismaïla Sarr Goal · assist Maxence Lacroix +0.1
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
Crystal Palace Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3

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

Aston VillaCrystal Palace
58%Possession42%
1.14Expected goals (xG)2.65
0.09xG per shot0.44
13Shots6
4Shots on target4
31%Shots on target %67%
10Shots in box5
531Passes386
89%Pass accuracy85%
10Corners1
1Saves4
7Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
0Offsides2

Compared with usual

Crystal Palace

4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals30.5
Conceded00.25
xG2.650.44
xG against1.140.63
Shots613.5
On target44.3
Shots faced1310.3
xG per shot0.440.05
Possession42%51%
Passes386425.8
Pass accuracy85%78.5%
Corners13.3
Fouls148.5

Timeline

  • 13' Yellow Matty Cash
  • 20' Yellow Marco Bizot
  • 21' Goal Jean-Philippe Mateta (pen) league goal #1
  • 22' Yellow Jean-Philippe Mateta
  • 46' Sub Evann Guessand → Emiliano Buendía
  • 52' Yellow Will Hughes
  • 56' Sub Adam Wharton → Jefferson Lerma
  • 68' Goal Marc Guéhi league goal #1
  • 71' Sub Will Hughes → Yéremy Pino
  • 74' Sub John McGinn → Pau Torres
  • 74' Sub Matty Cash → Bradley Burrowes
  • 78' Goal Ismaïla Sarr league goal #2 assist Maxence Lacroix
  • 83' Sub Donyell Malen → Lucas Digne
  • 84' Sub Ian Maatsen → Lamare Bogarde
  • 85' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Justin Devenny
  • 86' Sub Daichi Kamada → Nathaniel Clyne
  • 87' Yellow Ismaïla Sarr

Category leaders

  • Key passesEmiliano Buendía3
  • Duels wonDaniel Muñoz7/12
  • DribblesJohn McGinn2/3
  • Defensive actionsDaniel Muñoz7
  • ShotsYouri Tielemans3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonDaichi Kamada3

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.