Chelsea vs Aston Villa match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 18 · Stamford Bridge, London · Ref S. Attwell

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Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1–2 in the Premier League on 27 December 2025. Expected goals finished 2.14–1.19. Chelsea had 63% of the ball.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa match statistics

ChelseaAston Villa

63% Ball possession 37%
2.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.19
14 Total shots 11
3 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 1
7 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 7
6 Corners 7
16 Fouls 8
5 Yellow cards 3
528 Passes 321
89% Pass accuracy 80%
6 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

30' Yellow card M. Cash Aston Villa
37' Goal Joao Pedro (assist R. James) Chelsea
57' Yellow card R. James Chelsea
57' Yellow card M. Rogers Aston Villa
63' Goal O. Watkins Aston Villa
68' Yellow card T. Chalobah Chelsea
71' Yellow card L. Delap Chelsea
71' Yellow card M. Caicedo Chelsea
78' Yellow card B. Kamara Aston Villa
84' Goal O. Watkins (assist Y. Tielemans) Aston Villa
90+4' Yellow card E. Fernandez Chelsea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Calum McFarlane

1 Robert Sánchez

3 Marc Cucurella 5 B. Badiashile 23 T. Chalobah 24 R. James

8 E. Fernandez 25 M. Caicedo

49 A. Garnacho 10 C. Palmer 7 Pedro Neto

20 Joao Pedro

Bench F. Jörgensen , W. Fofana , M. Gusto , J. Gittens , Andrey Santos , Estêvão , T. Adarabioyo , L. Delap , Joshua Kofi Acheampong

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-4-2 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

22 I. Maatsen 3 V. Lindelöf 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

10 E. Buendía 8 Y. Tielemans 44 B. Kamara 7 J. McGinn

27 M. Rogers 17 D. Malen

Bench M. Bizot , O. Watkins , A. Onana , L. Bogarde , L. Digne , J. Sancho , Jimoh-Aloba Jamaldeen , G. Hemmings , A. Garcia

Form guide

Chelsea at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Feb 25	Aston Villa v Chelsea	2–1
1 Dec 24	Chelsea v Aston Villa	3–0
27 Apr 24	Aston Villa v Chelsea	2–2
7 Feb 24	Aston Villa v Chelsea	1–3
26 Jan 24	Chelsea v Aston Villa	0–0
24 Sep 23	Chelsea v Aston Villa	0–1

The full Chelsea vs Aston Villa head-to-head record