Crystal Palace won 3-0 at Villa Park to claim their first Premier League victory of the season. Jean-Philippe Mateta converted a 20th-minute penalty before Marc Guehi and Ismaila Sarr added second-half goals to secure the result. Palace looked in control after the opener, with Guehi helping to keep a clean sheet. Aston Villa dominated early possession but failed to score, remaining without a goal in their opening three fixtures and suffering their first home league defeat in 19 matches. Villa's attacking issues persisted despite goalkeeper transfer activity over the summer.
Jean-Philippe Mateta set Palace on their way with a 20th-minute penalty before second-half goals from Marc Guehi and Ismaila Sarr secured the win for Oliver Glasner's side. Villa, meanwhile, were hoping to avenge last season's FA Cup semi-final defeat but it proved to be a repeat of that April afternoon at Wembley as the west Midlanders fell to a first home league defeat in 19 matches. The result compounds what has been a miserable start to the new campaign for Unai Emery's side.
How the action unfolded Villa saw the lion's share of possession in the opening exchanges but it was Palace who drew first blood on 20 minutes when Daichi Kamada was brought down by Villa keeper Marco Bizot in the box. Referee Stuart Attwell awarded the spot-kick, which Mateta duly dispatched to give Oliver Glasner's team the early advantage and move the Frenchman onto 49 goals for the London club.
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