PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace - team news, lineups, predictions

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·29. August 2025

PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace - team news, lineups, predictions

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace face each other this Sunday at the Villa Park for round three of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 19:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Aston Villa currently have 1 point and lie in 17th position. Last time out, Unai Emery's team slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Brentford (Premier League 2025/26).

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Crystal Palace have won 2 points to date and are placed in 14th position. In their last fixture, Oliver Glasner's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Fredrikstad (UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Crystal Palace winning 3-0.

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Last starting XIs

Aston Villa ( vs Brentford 2025-08-23): Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins

Crystal Palace ( vs Fredrikstad 2025-08-28): Dean Henderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guéhi, Daniel Muñoz, Adam Wharton, Jefferson Lerma, Borna Sosa, Ismaila Sarr, Jean Mateta, Daichi Kamada

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MANAGERS

Unai Emery has faced Oliver Glasner on five occasions, recording one draw and four losses
Oliver Glasner has faced Aston Villa on five occasions, recording four wins and one draw
Unai Emery has faced Crystal Palace on ten occasions, recording two wins, three draws, and five losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Crystal Palace comes from two consecutive games without a win.
Away from home, Crystal Palace comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Crystal Palace comes from two consecutive games without a win.
Crystal Palace comes from five consecutive games without losing.
Aston Villa comes from two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have faced each other 57 times, with Aston Villa having the advantage: 23 wins, against 18 victories for Crystal Palace.
At Villa Park, Aston Villa has an advantage in clashes against Crystal Palace: 19 wins in 30 games. Crystal Palace has four victories.
In the English League, 36 matches have been played between the two teams, with Aston Villa winning 14, there have been nine draws and 13 victories for Crystal Palace.