With the Eagles making all the headlines away from home, shall we try again at Selhurst Park this midweek with Villa in town?
MATCH INFORMATION
| 25 February 2025 – 7.30pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 19/05/2024 – Few expected a final day of the season demolition by Palace as Villa came to visit after their qualification for the Champions League. A hat-trick from Jean-Philippe Mateta and a brace from Ebere Eze saw an end to the campaign on a real high. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Ebere EZE (10.0) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Sam Barrott |
| Assistant | Tim Wood |
| Assistant | Wade Smith |
| Fourth Official | Tim Robinson |
| VAR | Jarred Gillett |
| Assistant VAR | Mark Scholes |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Joel Ward all continue to miss out through injury.
VILLA – Pau Torres, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, and Axel Disasi are all expected to miss out. Morgan Rogers and Tyrone Mings will be assessed.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 5.5) – Will Hughes (9), Morgan Rogers (8), Daniel Munoz (6), Marc Guehi (6) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 23/11/2024 | Villa 2-2 Palace |
| 30/10/2024 | Villa 1-2 Palace |
| 19/05/2024 | Palace 5-0 Villa |
| 16/09/2023 | Villa 3-1 Palace |
| 04/03/2023 | Villa 1-0 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 22/02/2025 | Fulham 0-2 Palace |
| 15/02/2025 | Palace 1-2 Everton |
| 10/02/2025 | Doncaster 0-2 Palace |
| 02/02/2025 | United 0-2 Palace |
| 26/01/2025 | Palace 1-2 Brentford |
Last FIVE results for Villa;
| 22/02/2025 | Villa 2-1 Chelsea |
| 22/02/2025 | Villa 2-2 Liverpool |
| 19/02/2025 | Villa 1-1 Ipswich |
| 15/02/2025 | Villa 2-1 Spurs |
| 09/02/2025 | Wolves 2-0 Villa |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 13th in the Premier League with 33 points from 26 games, while Villa are 8th with 42 points from 27 games.
RECORD AGAINST VILLA
| Played | 55 |
| Won | 16 |
| Drawn | 16 |
| Lost | 23 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Daniel Munoz | 7.12 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.10 |
| Youri Tielemans | 7.07 |
| Morgan Rogers | 6.85 |
ONE TO WATCH
| MARCO ASENSIO |
| FORMER CLUBS – Platges de Calvia, Mallorca, Real Madrid, Espanyol (loan), PSG |
| The Spanish international attacking midfielder joined Villa on loan in January and adds a touch of class to the ranks with plenty of games remaining this season in several competitions. |
KEY CLASH
| JEFFERSON LERMA v MARCO ASENSIO |
| While Will Hughes has been getting all the plaudits for a number of midfield performances this season, it is easy to forget that the Colombian has also played his part alongside him and will relish the opportunity to pitch his wits against the former Real Madrid midfielder. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 11 (10th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 5 (16th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1311 (21st) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 89 (2nd) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1655 (22nd) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 73 (6th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 48 (4th) |
| Dispossessed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 36 (16th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 71 (7th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 137 (4th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 14 (5th) |
TEB PREDICTION
It is difficult to know what you are going to get from this Villa team week on week but the additions that they made to the squad in January have provided much needed reinforcements. Meanwhile, Palace must find a way of winning at home especially as that is not a problem away from South London. It may not be the full three points from this one, but a good entertaining point will be welcomed under the Selhurst lights.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-2 |
