§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 21

Crystal Palace 0–0 Aston Villa

7 January 2026

The match in data

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa finished level at 0–0 on 7 January 2026, on matchday 21 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), rated 59, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 6 final-third passes. Tielemans produced 1.1 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Marc Guéhi, with 64.

59
Player of the match

Youri Tielemans

Aston Villa · 90'

Produced 1.12× and cost 0.60× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 6 final-third passes 1.1×
  • 65 passes 1.5×
Took away
  • 8 misplaced passes 1.2×
  • 0.17 xG not converted 1.9×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Crystal Palace
PlayerPositionMinRating
Marc Guéhi Defender 90 64
Will Hughes Midfielder 90 61
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 90 57
Adam Wharton Midfielder 90 55
Maxence Lacroix Defender 90 46
Yéremy Pino Forward 90 42
Brennan Johnson Forward 90 41
Tyrick Mitchell Defender 90 35
Jaydee Canvot Defender 90 34
Justin Devenny Midfielder 90 30
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward 90 29
Borna Sosa Defender 1 no rating
Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
Victor Lindelöf Defender 90 66
Youri Tielemans ★ Midfielder 90 59
Lucas Digne Defender 73 56
Boubacar Kamara Midfielder 82 52
Matty Cash Defender 90 48
Jadon Sancho Forward 65 46
Ezri Konsa Defender 90 42
Ollie Watkins Forward 90 36
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 90 34
Emiliano Buendía Forward 25 32
John McGinn Midfielder 73 29
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper 46 no rating
Marco Bizot Goalkeeper 44 no rating
Donyell Malen Forward 17 no rating
Ian Maatsen Defender 17 no rating
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder 8 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Aston Villa player won the most duels?

Ollie Watkins, with 7 duels won. Next: Matty Cash 6, Lucas Digne 5.

In the 0–0 draw against Crystal Palace, Ollie Watkins led Aston Villa with 7 duels won. Watkins came out ahead of Matty Cash on 6 and Lucas Digne on 5.

Which Crystal Palace player won the most duels?

Jaydee Canvot, with 7 duels won. Next: Adam Wharton 5, Marc Guéhi 4.

In the 0–0 draw against Aston Villa, Jaydee Canvot led Crystal Palace with 7 duels won. Canvot topped teammates Adam Wharton on 5 and Marc Guéhi on 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Crystal Palace 0–0 Aston Villa, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Youri Tielemans, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.