Aston Villa 1–1 Crystal Palace, WSL Matchday 5

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Aston Villa11th 3 pts

N. Maritz 55′

1

1–1

Full time

Sun 4 Oct

Crystal Palace8th 6 pts

A. Larkin 74′

1

Sun 4 Oct, 9:00 am EDT Villa Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 5

Key moments

55′Goal N. Maritz (Aston Villa)1–0
74′Goal A. Larkin (Crystal Palace)1–1

Top performers

Aston Villa

N. MaritzMAVLshirt 161G2SH
L. KendallFAVLshirt 210G5SH
M. TaylorMAVLshirt 250G3SH

Crystal Palace

A. LarkinFCRYshirt 191G3SH
A. BlanchardFCRYshirt 170G2SH
B. EnglandFCRYshirt 90G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Aston Villa

11th▲2 from 13th

9 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 20 to play.

Crystal Palace

8th▲1 from 9th

6 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 20 to play.

Team stats

AVL CRY

Possession: Aston Villa: 59%; Crystal Palace: 41%
Shots: Aston Villa: 16; Crystal Palace: 12
Corners: Aston Villa: 5; Crystal Palace: 4

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	4	+8	12
2	Tottenham Hotspur	4	+13	10
3	Chelsea	4	+8	10
4	London City Lionesses	4	+5	9
5	Liverpool	5	+3	7
6	Manchester United	5	−4	7
7	Everton	4	−1	6
8	Crystal Palace	5	−6	6
9	Arsenal	4	0	5
10	West Ham United	4	−3	3
11	Aston Villa	5	−7	3
12	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	−3	2
13	Birmingham City	4	−4	2
14	Charlton Athletic	4	−9	0

After this result

By the numbers

Crystal Palace have gone 7 without a win. Last win: 1–0 v Everton, 6 September.

Aston Villa have 8 points from last 5 and are in form. 1.6 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Crystal Palace have scored 7 goals, the 12th most in the WSL. 0.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Crystal Palace have 17 goals conceded, the 11th fewest in the WSL. 2.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Aston Villa: 59% possession; 110 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 6.3 actions each
Crystal Palace: 41% possession; 111 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 4.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Aston Villa

Crystal Palace

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Aston Villa started 14% of their possessions in the final third, Crystal Palace 5%.

Where the shots came from

Aston VillaCrystal Palace

Aston Villa attack right, Crystal Palace left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Aston Villa

Crystal Palace

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Aston VillaCrystal Palace

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Aston VillaCrystal Palace

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Aston VillaCrystal Palace

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,799 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Aston Villa attack right, Crystal Palace left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

61 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:52	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
2:56	M. Bartrip	Crystal Palace
3:43	O. Deslandes	Aston Villa
5:41	C. Grant	Aston Villa
6:21	L. Kendall	Aston Villa
8:59	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
13:15	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
15:07	L. Kendall	Aston Villa
16:43	C. Grant	Aston Villa
20:14	A. Blanchard	Crystal Palace
20:17	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
20:28	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
24:24	S. Hopcroft	Crystal Palace
24:42	O. Deslandes	Aston Villa
26:50	S. Hopcroft	Crystal Palace
28:30	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
34:10	L. Wilms	Aston Villa
35:29	N. Maritz	Aston Villa
36:27	C. Grant	Aston Villa
37:15	M. Taylor	Aston Villa

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Lineups

Aston VillaFormation 3-4-2-1

Aston Villa, 3-4-2-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 A. Okuma. Line 1: 4 A. Patten, 3 M. Harviken, 24 O. Deslandes. Line 2: 14 L. Wilms, 5 J. Kielland, 25 M. Taylor, 16 N. Maritz. Line 3: 17 C. Grant, 21 L. Kendall. Line 4: 20 A. Vangsgaard.

Aston Villa lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	A. Okuma	90	0
14	L. Wilms	90	0
16	N. Maritz, off at 81′	81	1
24	O. Deslandes	90	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
4	A. Patten	90	0
5	J. Kielland, off at 63′	63	0
25	M. Taylor	90	0
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 81′	81	0
17	C. Grant, off at 73′	73	0
21	L. Kendall	90	0
Substitutes
13	M. Hijikata, on at 63′	27	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 73′	17	0
19	L. Murphy, on at 81′	9	0
38	R. Maltby, on at 81′	9	0
Team			1

Unused: E. Ramsey, S. Kelly, M. McAulay, K. Scott

All player stats

Aston Villa lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	L. Wilms	90	0	1	0	77%	0	1
16	N. Maritz, off at 81′	81	1	2	1	78%	1	1
24	O. Deslandes	90	0	1	1	84%	0	1
3	M. Harviken	90	0	0	0	98%	1	0
4	A. Patten	90	0	0	1	81%	2	1
5	J. Kielland, off at 63′	63	0	0	1	90%	1	0
25	M. Taylor	90	0	3	4	91%	2	2
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 81′	81	0	2	0	60%	2	0
17	C. Grant, off at 73′	73	0	1	2	80%	1	1
21	L. Kendall	90	0	5	1	83%	0	0
Substitutes
1	E. Ramsey	–
40	S. Kelly	–
13	M. Hijikata, on at 63′	27	0	0	0	75%	1	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 73′	17	0	1	0	50%	0	0
19	L. Murphy, on at 81′	9	0	0	1	80%	0	0
27	M. McAulay	–
33	K. Scott	–
38	R. Maltby, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Team			1	16	12	84%	11	7

Aston Villa goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	A. Okuma	90	4	5	80%	1	0

Crystal PalaceFormation 3-4-2-1

Crystal Palace, 3-4-2-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 26 P. Peyraud-Magnin. Line 1: 32 M. Bartrip, 6 A. Everett, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 29 A. Swaby, 25 F. Tsunoda, 24 S. Hopcroft, 7 L. Lloyd-Smith. Line 3: 19 A. Larkin, 17 A. Blanchard. Line 4: 9 B. England.

Crystal Palace lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	0
29	A. Swaby	90	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0
22	T. Goldie, off at 70′	70	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0
24	S. Hopcroft, off at 70′	70	0
9	B. England, off at 90′	90	0
19	A. Larkin	90	1
17	A. Blanchard, off at 70′	70	0
Substitutes
4	S. Enge, on at 70′	20	0
8	M. Sharpe, on at 70′	20	0
10	K. Howat, on at 90′	1	0
27	S. O’Brien, on at 70′	20	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Yáñez, J. Napier, A. Weerden, C. Cosme, H. Nolan

All player stats

Crystal Palace lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
29	A. Swaby	90	0	0	1	82%	1	1
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0	2	1	63%	2	0
22	T. Goldie, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	76%	1	2
6	A. Everett	90	0	0	1	94%	2	3
32	M. Bartrip	90	0	1	0	78%	0	1
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0	1	1	85%	1	0
24	S. Hopcroft, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	74%	0	1
9	B. England, off at 90′	90	0	2	0	58%	0	0
19	A. Larkin	90	1	3	2	50%	0	1
17	A. Blanchard, off at 70′	70	0	2	0	82%	0	1
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
3	J. Napier	–
4	S. Enge, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	63%	0	1
8	M. Sharpe, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	60%	0	0
10	K. Howat, on at 90′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
11	A. Weerden	–
12	C. Cosme	–
15	H. Nolan	–
27	S. O’Brien, on at 70′	20	0	1	0	67%	0	0
Team			1	12	6	76%	7	11