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Premier League 2 2026/27Match Finished

Aston Villa U21 vs Crystal Palace U21

28 Aug 2026 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season

Aston Villa U21

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0:2HT 0–0

Crystal Palace U21

AWAY
⚽ Casey 69′⚽ Adler Nascimento 87′
Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, BirminghamReferee: C. WalchesterRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Crystal Palace U21 win 2–0

Match Finished in the regular season of the Premier League 2. 2 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 2
HALF-TIME0 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Aston Villa U21Crystal Palace U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Aston Villa U21

Formation not supplied

Coach James Shan

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    James WrightProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Woody BurgessProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Leon RouthProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 4
    Rodrigo FortesProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Lino da Cruz SousaProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Aidan BorlandProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  7. 6
    Max JennerProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 68′
  8. 7
    Trai-Varn MulleyProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Cole BranniganProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 59′
  10. 11
    Benjamin BroggioProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 83′
  11. 9
    Rory WilsonProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Off 82′

Substitutes7

  1. 13
    EarleyProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 16
    Fletcher BoydProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 68′
  3. 17
    Jack McGrathProfile: Midfielder
    On 83′
  4. 15
    Alfie LynskeyProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 59′
  5. 14
    Keilan QuinnProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  6. 12
    Vinnie HaywardProfile: Midfielder
  7. 18
    JohnsonProfile: Attacker
    On 82′

Crystal Palace U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Darren Powell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Harry LeeProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 6
    OkoliProfile: Defender
  3. 5
    Charlie Walker-SmithProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 3
    SomadeProfile: Defender
    Off 36′
  5. 2
    WhyteProfile: Defender
  6. 28
    Cheick DoucouréProfile: Midfielder · 26 at kick-off
    Off 78′
  7. 8
    Sebastian WilliamsProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  8. 7
    BenamarProfile: Defender
  9. 10
    Joseph Finbarr GibbardProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 78′
  10. 11
    Makai Bernard-FergusonProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Off 56′
  11. 9
    Adler NascimentoProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 87′

Substitutes6

  1. 13
    Marcus HillProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 12
    JuddProfile: Defender
    On 78′
  3. 16
    Kai-Reece Adams-CollmanProfile: Defender
    On 78′Yellow Card 81′
  4. 4
    Euan DanaherProfile: Midfielder
    On 36′
  5. 15
    CaseyProfile: Attacker
    On 56′Normal Goal 69′
  6. 14
    Frazer-WilliamsProfile: Defender
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Somade On Euan Danaher

  2. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Makai Bernard-Ferguson On Casey

  3. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Cole Brannigan On Alfie Lynskey

  4. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Max Jenner On Fletcher Boyd

  5. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Casey

  6. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Joseph Finbarr Gibbard On Judd

  7. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Cheick Doucouré On Kai-Reece Adams-Collman

  8. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Kai-Reece Adams-Collman

  9. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Rory Wilson On Johnson

  10. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Benjamin Broggio On Jack McGrath

  11. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Adler Nascimento · Assist: Sebastian Williams

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026/27 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Aston Villa U21

WAston Villa U21 vs Brighton U2121 Aug 2026 · Regular Season2 – 1

Crystal Palace U21

DArsenal U21 vs Crystal Palace U2122 Aug 2026 · Regular Season1 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.