Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Premier League 27 Dec 2025, 17:30
Chelsea
Chelsea
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Stamford Bridge Round 18

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on 27 December 2025.

Chelsea had 14 shots to Aston Villa's 11.

The match was played at Stamford Bridge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 14 - 11 On target 3 - 8 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 16 - 8 Yellow cards 8
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Player of the match
Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa · 2 goals
8 João Pedro 1 goal
8 Robert Sánchez 6 saves
8 Reece James 1 assist
8 Enzo Fernández captained the side
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–0 5–11
Shots On Goal 3–0 0–8
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 1–0 5–7
Attacks 76–14 40–19
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
7 Throw In 13
8 Free Kick 16
1 Goal Kick 11
4 Substitution 5
116 Attacks 33
79 Dangerous Attacks 27
3 On Target 8
11 Off Target 3
14 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 8
4 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 7
6 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 8
6 Corners 7
63% Ball Possession 37%
5 Yellow Cards 3
6 Saves 2
515 Passes Total 316
459 Passes Accurate 254
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chelsea · 4-2-3-1
1 R. Sánchez
24 R. James 23 T. Chalobah 5 B. Badiashile 3 M. Cucurella
25 M. Caicedo 8 E. Fernández
7 P. Neto 10 C. Palmer 49 A. Garnacho
20 J. Pedro
Aston Villa · 4-4-2
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 3 V. Lindelöf 22 I. Maatsen
7 J. McGinn 44 B. Kamara 8 Y. Tielemans 10 E. Buendía
17 D. Malen 27 M. Rogers
Chelsea
Coach
Enzo Maresca
Substitutes
  • 27 Malo Gusto
  • 11 Jamie Gittens
  • 9 Liam Delap
  • 41 Estêvão
  • 12 Filip Jørgensen
  • 29 Wesley Fofana
  • 34 Josh Acheampong
  • 4 Tosin Adarabioyo
  • 17 Andrey Santos
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 24 Amadou Onana
  • 19 Jadon Sancho
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 40 Marco Bizot
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 53 George Hemmings
  • 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 59' ↑ A. Onana ↓ J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 59' ↑ J. Sancho ↓ D. Malen Aston Villa
  • 69' ↑ M. Gusto ↓ M. Cucurella Chelsea
  • 69' ↑ J. Gittens ↓ A. Garnacho Chelsea
  • 69' ↑ L. Delap ↓ Joao Pedro Chelsea
  • 72' ↑ Estêvão ↓ C. Palmer Chelsea
  • 83' ↑ L. Digne ↓ I. Maatsen Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ L. Bogarde ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
Cards
  • 30' M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 57' M. Rogers Aston Villa
  • 57' R. James Chelsea
  • 68' T. Chalobah Chelsea
  • 71' M. Caicedo Chelsea
  • 71' L. Delap Chelsea
  • 78' B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 90+4' E. Fernandez Chelsea
Head-to-head
Chelsea 8 3 draws 4 Aston Villa
2026-03-04 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 1 - 4
2025-12-27 Chelsea vs Aston Villa 1 - 2
2025-02-22 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2 - 1
2024-12-01 Chelsea vs Aston Villa 3 - 0
2024-04-27 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2 - 2
2024-02-07 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 1 - 3
Recent form
Chelsea D W D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chelsea vs Aston Villa?
Chelsea lost 1-2 against Aston Villa on 27 December 2025.
Who won Chelsea vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won the match 2-1.
Where was Chelsea vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Stamford Bridge.