Aston Villa vs Chelsea match stats & report

1–4 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 29 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref J. Gillett

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Aston Villa lost to Chelsea 1–4 in the Premier League on 4 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.78–3.60. Chelsea had 57% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea match statistics

Aston VillaChelsea

43% Ball possession 57%
0.78 Expected goals (xG) 3.60
9 Total shots 15
4 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 14
3 Corners 8
10 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 2
431 Passes 565
86% Pass accuracy 91%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

2' Goal Douglas Luiz (assist L. Bailey) Aston Villa
32' Yellow card M. Cash Aston Villa
35' Goal Joao Pedro (assist M. Gusto) Chelsea
45' Goal Joao Pedro (assist E. Fernandez) Chelsea
54' Yellow card Joao Pedro Chelsea
55' Goal C. Palmer (assist Joao Pedro) Chelsea
58' Yellow card M. Rogers Aston Villa
58' Yellow card E. Fernandez Chelsea
64' Goal Joao Pedro (assist A. Garnacho) Chelsea
68' Yellow card O. Watkins Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

22 I. Maatsen 5 T. Mings 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

21 Douglas Luiz 24 A. Onana

27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía 31 L. Bailey

11 O. Watkins

Bench M. Bizot , R. Barkley , V. Lindelöf , P. Torres , L. Bogarde , Alysson , L. Digne , T. Abraham , J. Sancho

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-3-3 Calum McFarlane

12 F. Jörgensen

21 J. Hato 23 T. Chalobah 29 W. Fofana 27 M. Gusto

8 E. Fernandez 25 M. Caicedo 24 R. James

49 A. Garnacho 20 Joao Pedro 10 C. Palmer

Bench Robert Sánchez , B. Badiashile , Andrey Santos , Mamadou Sarr , M. Guiu , T. Adarabioyo , Marc Cucurella , L. Delap , R. Lavia

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

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

Aston Villa vs Chelsea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Dec 25	Chelsea v Aston Villa	1–2
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

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