Palace won six of its final seven games under Oliver Glasner, finishing with 49 points in 10th position. Aston Villa performed as though there was nothing at risk because they had already locked up fourth place and a spot in the Champions League for the next season.
Mateta, on the other hand, is the first Palace player to score a hat trick at Selhurst Park in a Premier League game after scoring nine goals in the previous eight games. Nine minutes into the match, the Frenchman opened the score, and in the 39th, he doubled it. Against a mediocre Villa team, Mateta completed his hat trick nine minutes after Eberechi Eze made it 3-0 in the 54th. Goalkeeper Lander Emery, the son of Villa manager Unai Emery, was placed on the replacements bench as regular No. 1 Emi Martinez was out due to injury.