On This Day
Ezri Konsa 🏴 makes his 150th start under Unai Emery 🇪🇸
Victor Lindelöf 🇸🇪 makes his 15th appearance for Villa.
Victor Lindelöf 🇸🇪 makes his 10th start for Villa.
Victor Lindelöf 🇸🇪 makes his 10th Premier League appearance for Villa.
Lamare Bogarde 🇳🇱 makes his 20th substitute appearance for Villa.
Lamare Bogarde 🇳🇱 makes his 15th Premier League substitute appearance for Villa.
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba 🏴 makes his 15th unused substitute appearance for Villa.
Morgan Rogers 🏴 makes his 90th start for Villa.
Youri Tielemans 🇧🇪 makes his 95th start for Villa.
Youri Tielemans 🇧🇪 makes his 65th Premier League start for Villa.
Donyell Malen 🇳🇱 makes his 35th Premier League appearance for Villa.
Marco Bizot 🇳🇱 makes his 5th Premier League appearance for Villa and his first as a substitute.
Villa play four consecutive away League games in London for the first time since 1989-90, winning three and drawing one - when they finished runners-up in the old Football League Division One.
Match Blog: It's win, win, win, even if the most important win didn't happen
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
DM Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 |
CM John McGinn | 🏴 | 🔁 |
AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 |
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 |
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
Substitutes
🔁 | GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 | for GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 46’ |
🔁 | AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | for LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | 65’ |
🔁 | RW Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | for CM John McGinn | 🏴 | 73’ |
🔁 | LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | for LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 73’ |
🔁 | DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | for DM Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 |
RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 |
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 |
M George Hemmings | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | €17.40m | 32 |
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 | Free | 34 |
Defenders
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | €33.00m | 28 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | €13.30m | 28 |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | Free | 31 |
Full Backs
LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | €44.50m | 23 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | €30.00m | 32 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | €15.75m | 28 |
RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 | €7.00m | 22 |
Midfielders
AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | €38.40m | 28 |
AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | €9.40m | 23 |
CM John McGinn | 🏴 | €3.10m | 30 |
DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | Youth | 21 |
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
M George Hemmings | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
DM Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | Free | 25 |
CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | Free | 28 |
Wingers
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | Loan | 25 |
RW Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | €25.00m | 26 |
Forwards
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | €34.00m | 30 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
Injury: Thigh
Absent since: 6 Nov 25
Matches missed to date: 14
Last Update: 6 Jan 2026: “Tyrone and Pau are close but we are going to train now, I don’t know if for tomorrow they’ll be available or not.
Expected return: 10 Jan 2026
CM Ross Barkley | 🏴 |
Injury: Knee
Absent since: 3 Dec 25
Matches missed to date: 9
Last Update: 6 Jan 2026: "And other players – no Barkley, no Guessand, no Amadou."
Expected return: 21 Feb 2026
DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | €59.35m | 24 |
Injury: Thigh
Absent since: 4 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 2
Last Update: 6 Jan 2026: "And other players – no Barkley, no Guessand, no Amadou."
Expected return: 25 Jan 2026
Other | 3 |
CF Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 |
Reason: International Duty, AFCON
Absent since: 27 Nov 25
Matches missed to date: 4
Expected return: 18 Jan 2026
AM Harvey Elliott | 🏴 |
Reason: Not currently being considered for selection
CF Louie Barry 🏴
Returned from loan with injury.
Out on Loan | 22 |
Josh Feeney 🏴
Huddersfield Town 🏴
🕒 15 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 |
Kosta Nedeljkovic 🇷🇸
RB Leipzig 🇩🇪
🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 |
Oliwier Zych 🇵🇱
Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱
🕒 13 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 5 | 🥅 10 | 🇺 15 |
Tommi O'Reilly 🏴
Crewe Alexandra 🏴
🕒 27 | ✅ 26 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 4 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 0 |
Finley Munroe 🏴
Swindon Town 🏴
🕒 23 | ✅ 22 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 0 |
Sil Swinkels 🇳🇱
Chesterfield 🏴
🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Enzo Barrenechea 🇦🇷
Benfica 🇵🇹
🕒 28 | ✅ 28 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 |
Sam Lewis 🏴
Oxford City 🏴
🕒 15 | ✅ 15 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 3 | 🥅 26 | 🇺 0 |
I-Lani Edwards 🏴
Hereford 🏴
🕒 15 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 3 |
Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷
Anderlecht 🇧🇪
🕒 4 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 11 |
Joe Gauci 🇦🇺
Port Vale 🏴
🕒 12 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 4 | 🥅 13 | 🇺 5 |
Kerr Smith 🏴
Barrow 🏴
🕒 3 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |
Leon Bailey 🇯🇲
AS Roma 🇮🇹
🕒 10 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 9 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 1 |
Lewis Dobbin 🏴
Preston North End 🏴
🕒 20 | ✅ 16 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 7 | 🇺 1 |
Ewan Simpson 🏴
Hamilton Academical 🏴
🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Samuel Iling-Junior 🏴
West Bromwich Albion 🏴
🕒 16 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 |
Zépiqueno Redmond 🇳🇱
Huddersfield Town 🏴
🕒 3 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Triston Rowe 🏴
FC Annecy 🇫🇷
🕒 13 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Thierry Katsukunya 🏴
Real Unión 🇪🇸
🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 8 |
Max Lott 🏴
Stratford Town 🏴
🕒 10 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 8 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |
Charlie Pavey 🏴
Bromsgrove Sporting 🏴
🕒 14 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 |
Aidan Borland 🏴
Swindon Town 🏴
🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |
Youth | 10 |
GK Sam Proctor | 🏴 | €120k | 18 |
GK James Wright | 🏴 | Youth | 20 |
GK Rhys Oakley | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
GK Ronnie Hollingshead | 🏴 | Free | 20 |
CB Leon Routh | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
CB TJ Carroll | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
LB Travis Patterson | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
AM Bradley Burrowes | 🏴 | Youth | 17 |
LW Kadan Young | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
LW Ben Broggio | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s): None
Assist(s): None
Match Timeline
🕒 45’+2 HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 46’ Sub off, Emiliano Martínez, Sub on, Marco Bizot
🔁 65’ Sub off, Jadon Sancho, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía
[🟨] 67’ Booking, (Crystal Palace), Brennan Johnson, Simulation
🔁 73’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Donyell Malen
🔁 73’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 82’ Sub off, Boubacar Kamara, Sub on, Lamare Bogarde
[🟨] 83’ Booking, (Crystal Palace), Tyrick Mitchell
🕒 90’+4 FT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
Season: 2025-26
Matchday: #28
League Game: #21
Manager Game: #168
Date: Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Attendance:
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Andy Madley | 🏴 | Huddersfield, 2016-
Kick off: 7.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: Andy Madley | 🏴 | Huddersfield, 2016-
Assistants: Dan Cook, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Leigh Doughty
VAR: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2021-
Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh
Referee: Andy Madley | 🏴 | Huddersfield, 2016-
🕒 27 | 🟩 13 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 7 |
🕒 27 | 🟩 48% | 🟨 15% | 🟥 26% |
Cards 🟨 54 | 🟥 2 | 2.07 |
Opposition Cards 🟨 62 | 🟥 0 | 2.30 |
Penalty ⚽ 4 | 🥅 2 |
Disallowed ❌ - |
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
VAR: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2021-
🕒 13 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 5 |
🕒 13 | 🟩 38% | 🟨 24% | 🟥 38% |
Cards 🟨 25 | 🟥 0 | 1.92 |
Opposition Cards 🟨 35 | 🟥 1 | 2.77 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 3 |
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 59 | 🟩 W23 (39%) | 🟨 D17 | 🇺 (68%) 🟥 L19 (32%) | ⚽ 79 | 🥅 68 | GD 11
Match Stats
Villa Possession 59%
Opposition Possession 41%
Villa Shots 15
Opposition Shots 11
Villa Shots on Target 3
Opposition Shots on Target 5
Villa Shots off Target 7
Opposition Shots off Target 2
Villa Touches in Box 36
Opposition Touches in Box 21
Villa Fouls 3
Opposition Fouls 8
Villa Corners 5
Opposition Corners 3
Villa Saves 5
Opposition Saves 4
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
🕒 168 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 | 30 🟥 44 | 1.86
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
“It was a very fantastic response from the players here away against Crystal Palace.
“We were winning a lot of matches but how we competed today as well was really fantastic. We dominated the first half, had chances to score and didn’t concede a lot.
“In the second half, we started with the same idea and started dominating again. We lost 15-20 minutes when they pushed, creating some chances to score.
“In that moment we were struggling, but we reacted fantastically in the last 20 minutes and created chances, hitting the post through Ollie Watkins, a very good opportunity for Morgan and Emiliano Buendía.
“We competed fantastic. In this match we were closer to winning but we drew, and we must accept it. How we are overall in the table on day 21 is fantastic.
“Now we have the FA Cup against Tottenham, again away, again travelling, but we are accepting it.
“We must rest now, take good food and prepare the match on Saturday.
“Starting this competition, the FA Cup, a competition last year that we played a semi-final. Hopefully we can repeat that.”
Unai Emery, post-match.
"One point is not enough, but I am happy overall with how we are after 21 games. We must keep going. I am looking forward to preparing for the games against Tottenham, Everton, and then in the Europa League. I am so focused on the next weeks.
"We hit the post with Watkins and were close to winning. This is the mentality. You can win, lose, or draw, but we are building the team. Every player had a huge commitment to defend like we planned. I am really happy and proud with how we played.
"We were I think closer to win than lose, and we draw. We must accept it, how we are overall in the table in day 21 is fantastic and keep going. I'm looking forward to prepare for the next games.
"I am delighted with how we are in our process. To get one point here is fantastic. How we are in the table, we can be happy with the point, but then we can analyse the match. We could have won more than we could have lost."
Unai Emery, post-match.
"VAR must check the action on Youri Tielemans [being held in box]. It is a potential penalty. If they checked Johnson's possible penalty, which was clear for me, then Tielemans' penalty in the corner [late on] should have been checked."
Unai Emery.
“Aston Villa deserve the same respect as other teams of EPL. We don’t want any favour or injustice for others: we want and demand respect.”
Damian Vidagany as usual puts it more bluntly.
GK Dean Henderson | 🏴 |
CB Jaydee Canvot | 🇫🇷 |
CB Marc Guéhi | 🏴 |
CB Maxence Lacroix | 🇫🇷 |
LB Tyrick Mitchell | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Will Hughes | 🏴 |
M Adam Wharton | 🏴 |
M Justin Devenny | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
W Yéremy Pino | 🇪🇸 |
W Brennan Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Jean-Philippe Mateta | 🇫🇷 |
Oliver Glasner | 🇦🇹 |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Borna Sosa | 🇭🇷 | for M Justin Devenny | 🇬🇧 | 90’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Walter Benítez | 🇦🇷 |
CB George King | 🏴 |
CB Chris Richards | 🇺🇸 |
LB Dean Benamar | 🏴 |
M Kaden Rodney | 🏴 |
W Joél Drakes-Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Christantus Uche | 🇳🇬 |
CF Ben Casey | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Brennan Johnson, Simulation
🟨 Tyrick Mitchell, Bad Foul
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 2024-25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Dean Henderson | 🏴 | €17.50m | 28 |
GK Walter Benítez | 🇦🇷 | Free | 32 |
Defenders
CB Jaydee Canvot | 🇫🇷 | €25.00m | 19 |
CB Marc Guéhi | 🏴 | €23.34m | 25 |
CB Maxence Lacroix | 🇫🇷 | €18.00m | 25 |
CB Chris Richards | 🇺🇸 | €12.00m | 25 |
🆕 CB George King | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
Full Backs
LB Borna Sosa | 🇭🇷 | €2.30m | 27 |
🆕 LB Dean Benamar | 🏴 | Youth | 17 |
LB Tyrick Mitchell | 🏴 | Youth | 26 |
Midfielders
M Adam Wharton | 🏴 | €21.10m | 21 |
M Will Hughes | 🏴 | €7.00m | 30 |
🆕 M Kaden Rodney | 🏴 | Youth | 21 |
M Justin Devenny | 🇬🇧 | Free | 22 |
Wingers
🆕 W Brennan Johnson | 🏴 | €40.00m | 24 |
W Yéremy Pino | 🇪🇸 | €30.00m | 23 |
🆕 W Joél Drakes-Thomas | 🏴 | Youth | 16 |
Forwards
CF Jean-Philippe Mateta | 🇫🇷 | €11.00m | 28 |
🆕 CF Ben Casey | 🏴 | Youth | 17 |
CF Christantus Uche | 🇳🇬 | Loan | 22 |
Opposition Unavailable
Injury | 9 |
1. CB Chad Riad | 🇲🇦 | €15.00m / £12.69m | 22 |
2. RB Nathaniel Clyne | 🏴 | Free | 34 |
3. RB Daniel Muñoz | 🇨🇴 | €8.00m | 29 |
4. RB Caleb Kporha | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
5. LB Rio Cardines | 🇹🇹 | Youth | 19 |
6. M Daichi Kamada | 🇯🇵 | Free | 29 |
7. M Cheick Doucouré | 🇲🇱 | €22.60m | 25 |
8. M Jefferson Lerma | 🇨🇴 | Free | 31 |
9. CF Eddie Nketiah | 🏴 | €29.70m | 26 |
International Duty | 1 |
1. W Ismaïla Sarr | 🇸🇳 | €15.00m | 27 | AFCON
Out on Loan | 4 |
1. M Matheus França | 🇧🇷 | €20.00m | 21 | 🇱Vasco
2. M David Ozoh | 🏴 | Youth | 20 | 🇱Derby
3. W Romain Esse | 🏴 | €14.20m | 20 | 🇱Coventry
4. W Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 🏴 | Free | 23 | 🇱Trabzonspor
League Table
2025-26
Playing Squad
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | #948 |
GK James Wright | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 | #1012 |
GK Rhys Oakley | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
GK Ronnie Hollingshead | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
GK Sam Proctor | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | #937 |
CB Leon Routh | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | #988 |
CB TJ Carroll | 🏴 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | #927 |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | #1016 |
RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 | #1008 |
LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | #999 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | #975 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | #947 |
RB Triston Rowe | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
M Aidan Borland | 🏴 | #1003 |
M Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | #998 |
M Ben Broggio | 🏴 | #1004 |
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | #981 |
AM Bradley Burrowes | 🏴 | #1014 |
CM George Hemmings | 🏴 | #1018 |
AM Harvey Elliott | 🏴 | #1015 |
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 | #1006 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | #919 |
DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | #952 |
M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | #996 |
M Ross Barkley | 🏴 | #950 |
M Samuel Iling-Junior | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | #989 |
W Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | #1007 |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | #970 |
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | #1017 |
CF Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 | #1013 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | #946 |
F Travis Patterson | 🏴 | #1005 |
