Aston Villa host Crystal Palace at Villa Park on 5 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 14 of the Premier League. They last met on 7 January 2026, when Crystal Palace and Aston Villa drew 0-0.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 5 Dec 2026, 15:00
- Stadium
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 14
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace head to head
- 7
- Aston Villa wins
- 4
- Draws
- 11
- Crystal Palace wins
22–33 on goals in 22 meetings since 26 December 2013
Recent Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace results
- Crystal Palace0–0Aston VillaPremier LeagueSelhurst Park
- Aston Villa0–3Crystal PalacePremier LeagueVilla Park
- Crystal Palace3–0Aston VillaFA CupWembley Stadium
- Crystal Palace4–1Aston VillaPremier LeagueSelhurst Park
- Aston Villa2–2Crystal PalacePremier LeagueVilla Park
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace history
Aston Villa have won none of the last five, with two drawn. Crystal Palace last won at Villa Park on 31 August 2025, by 3-0. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Crystal Palace are unbeaten in the last seven meetings. The widest margin was 5-0 to Crystal Palace on 19 May 2024.
Villa Park
Aston Villa play at Villa Park in Birmingham. The ground holds 42,824. Crystal Palace have won there twice in nine visits, most recently in August 2025. Aston Villa have won five of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass.
Last meeting: Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa, January 2026
- 1Dean HendersonG
- 23Jaydee CanvotD
- 5Maxence LacroixD
- 6Addji GuéhiD
- 55Justin DevennyM
- 20Adam WhartonM
- 19William HughesM
- 3Tyrick MitchellM
- 11Brennan JohnsonF
- 10Yeremy PinoF
- 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
Bench
- 44Walter BenítezG
- 24Borna SosaD
- 42Kaden RodneyM
- 60KingD
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 73CaseyF
- 72BenamarD
- 26Christopher RichardsD
- 86Drakes-ThomasF
Coach: Oliver Glasner
- 23Damián MartínezG
- 2Matthew CashD
- 4Ezri KonsaD
- 3Victor LindelöfD
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 44Boubacar KamaraM
- 8Youri TielemansM
- 19Jadon SanchoM
- 7John McGinnM
- 27Morgan RogersM
- 11Oliver WatkinsF
Bench
- 40Marco BizotG
- 17Donyell MalenF
- 14Pau TorresD
- 22Ian MaatsenD
- 26Lamare BogardeM
- 10Emiliano BuendíaM
- 20Jamaldeen JimohM
- 53George HemmingsM
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
Coach: Unai Emery
Crystal Palace lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 7 January 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 0-0. Dean Henderson and Damián Martínez started in goal. Oliver Glasner and Unai Emery picked the sides.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace lineups — common questions
- When is Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace?
- Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 5 December 2026 at Villa Park in Birmingham. The match is Matchweek 14 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace match?
- In the meeting before this one, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa drew 0-0 on 7 January 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Crystal Palace won 3-0 on 31 August 2025 in the Premier League. Aston Villa have won 7 of the 22 meetings between the clubs and Crystal Palace have won 11.
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa at Selhurst Park
Updated 9 August 2026