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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 21

Premier League - Gameweek 21

Wednesday, 7 Jan 2026 • 19:30

Selhurst Park (South Norwood, London)

Crystal Palace

0 : 0

Aston Villa

Lineups

Crystal Palace

PosPlayer
GK
Dean Henderson
DEF
Tyrick Mitchell
DEF
Maxence Lacroix
DEF
Marc Guéhi
DEF
Jaydee Canvot
MID
Will Hughes
MID
Adam Wharton
MID
Justin Devenny
FWD
Jean-Philippe Mateta
FWD
Yéremy Pino
FWD
Brennan Johnson

Substitutes

90'Borna Sosafor Justin Devenny

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Lucas Digne
DEF
Victor Lindelof
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
MID
Youri Tielemans
MID
John McGinn
MID
Jadon Sancho
MID
Boubacar Kamara
FWD
Ollie Watkins
FWD
Morgan Rogers

Substitutes

46'Marco Bizotfor Emiliano Martinez
65'Emiliano Buendiafor Jadon Sancho
73'Ian Maatsenfor Lucas Digne
73'Donyell Malenfor John McGinn
82'Lamare Bogardefor Boubacar Kamara
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Aston Villa2113443324+943
W
W
L
W
D
13Crystal Palace217772223-128
L
L
D
L
D

Last Games

Crystal Palace

@Newcastle United
0 - 2
vsFulham
1 - 1
vsTottenham Hotspur
0 - 1
@Leeds United
1 - 4
vsManchester City
0 - 3

Aston Villa

vsNottingham Forest
3 - 1
@Arsenal
1 - 4
@Chelsea
2 - 1
vsManchester United
2 - 1
@West Ham United
3 - 2

Head-to-Head

07 Jan 2026
Crystal Palace0 - 0Aston Villa
07 Jan 2026Crystal Palace
0 - 0
Aston Villa
31 Aug 2025
Aston Villa0 - 3Crystal Palace
31 Aug 2025Aston Villa
0 - 3
Crystal Palace
25 Feb 2025
Crystal Palace4 - 1Aston Villa
25 Feb 2025Crystal Palace
4 - 1
Aston Villa
23 Nov 2024
Aston Villa2 - 2Crystal Palace
23 Nov 2024Aston Villa
2 - 2
Crystal Palace
19 May 2024
Crystal Palace5 - 0Aston Villa
19 May 2024Crystal Palace
5 - 0
Aston Villa

Premier League

Gameweek 21

06 Jan • 20:00
West Ham United
Nottingham Forest
1 - 2
07 Jan • 19:30
Brentford
Sunderland
3 - 0
07 Jan • 19:30
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
0 - 0
07 Jan • 19:30
Everton
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 1
07 Jan • 19:30
Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur
3 - 2
07 Jan • 19:30
Fulham
Chelsea
2 - 1
07 Jan • 19:30
Manchester City
Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
07 Jan • 20:15
Burnley
Manchester United
2 - 2
07 Jan • 20:15
Newcastle United
Leeds United
4 - 3
08 Jan • 20:00
Arsenal
Liverpool
0 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.