Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Semifinals
· English FA CupIsmaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze send Crystal Palace into FA Cup final
Crystal Palace outplayed Aston Villa to reach the FA Cup final with two brilliant goals by Ismaila Sarr and another by Eberechi Eze sealing a 3-0 win.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Delay in match (Crystal Palace).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 9': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 17': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 17': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 19': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 24': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 25': Dangerous play by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 25': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 29': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 30': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 30': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 33': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 35': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 38': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a cross following a fast break.
- 39': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 39': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 41': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 41': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 49': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 50': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 51': Penalty Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Penalty conceded by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 53': Penalty missed! Still Crystal Palace 1, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
- 58': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Aston Villa 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 62': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 65': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 65': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marco Asensio.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 73': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 78': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 78': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 78': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 81': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 82': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daichi Kamada.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell replaces Tyrick Mitchell because of an injury.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 84': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 88': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 88': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
- 90': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 90'+6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 471 | Accurate Passes | 173 |
| 547 | Passes | 238 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 32 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 8 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 51 |
| 25 | Clearances | 51 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 82,301
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 82,301
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards  |
| 18 | Daichi Kamada |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 21 | Marco Asensio |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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