Match Centre: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa
Player of the match Ismaïla Sarr 8.9
GolVolt rating 9.1GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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Crystal Palace turned that many shots on target into goals with only 30% of the ball.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
A semi-final, Sarr: rated 8.9.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 58′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 3.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Sarr: rated 8.9. Heroes: 9.2 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A semi-final. Stakes: 9.9 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.6 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.1more watchable than 91% of FA Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals4 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 17' Boubacar Kamarayellow card
- 19' Tyrick Mitchellyellow card
- 29' VAR Review
- 31' Goal: Eberechi Ezeassist: Sarr1:0
- Half-time · 1:0
- 53' Jean-Philippe Matetamissed penalty
- 58' Goal: Ismaïla Sarrassist: Mateta2:0
- 60' 2 substitutionsBailey for McGinnMaatsen for Digne
- 65' Chris Richardsyellow card
- 69' SubstitutionRamsey for Asensio
- 70' SubstitutionBarkley for Kamara
- 79' SubstitutionMalen for Rogers
- 79' SubstitutionNketiah for Mateta
- 84' Daichi Kamadayellow card
- 84' SubstitutionChilwell for Mitchell
- 88' 2 substitutionsHughes for WhartonLerma for Eze
- 90+4' Goal: Ismaïla Sarrassist: Nketiah3:0
- Full-time · 3:0
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Crystal Palace
- 30 Matt Turner GK —
- 2 Joel Ward DEF —
- 17 Nathaniel Clyne DEF —
- 25 Ben Chilwell DEF on
- 8 Jefferson Lerma MID on
- 19 Will Hughes MID on
- 21 Romain Esse MID —
- 55 Justin Devenny MID —
- 9 Eddie Nketiah ATT on
Aston Villa
- 25 Robin Olsen GK —
- 5 Tyrone Mings DEF —
- 16 Andrés García DEF —
- 22 Ian Maatsen DEF on
- 6 Ross Barkley MID on
- 24 Amadou Onana MID —
- 31 Leon Bailey MID on
- 41 Jacob Ramsey MID on
- 17 Donyell Malen ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Wembley Stadium, London
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Crystal Palace Ismaïla Sarr
- 2. place · Crystal Palace Maxence Lacroix
- 3. place · Crystal Palace Eberechi Eze
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