Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea
Premier League · · Regular Season - 29
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea.
Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea at Villa Park
Managers: Unai Emery (Aston Villa) · Calum McFarlane (Chelsea)
Match facts
- Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
- Referee: J. Gillett
- Round: Regular Season - 29
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 2' Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa (assist L. Bailey)
- 35' João Pedro for Chelsea (assist M. Gusto)
- 45' João Pedro for Chelsea (assist E. Fernandez)
- 55' C. Palmer for Chelsea (assist Joao Pedro)
- 64' João Pedro for Chelsea (assist A. Garnacho)
Bookings
- 32' M. Cash — Yellow Card
- 54' João Pedro — Yellow Card
- 58' M. Rogers — Yellow Card
- 58' E. Fernandez — Yellow Card
- 68' O. Watkins — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Aston Villa — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · M. Cash (D)
- 4 · E. Konsa (D)
- 5 · T. Mings (D)
- 10 · E. Buendía (M)
- 11 · O. Watkins (F)
- 21 · Douglas Luiz (M)
- 22 · I. Maatsen (D)
- 23 · E. Martinez (G)
- 24 · A. Onana (M)
- 27 · M. Rogers (M)
- 31 · L. Bailey (M)
Substitutes
- 3 · V. Lindelöf (D)
- 6 · R. Barkley (M)
- 12 · L. Digne (D)
- 14 · P. Torres (D)
- 18 · T. Abraham (F)
- 19 · J. Sancho (F)
- 26 · L. Bogarde (M)
- 40 · M. Bizot (G)
- 47 · Alysson (F)
Chelsea — 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 8 · E. Fernandez (M)
- 10 · C. Palmer (F)
- 12 · F. Jörgensen (G)
- 20 · João Pedro (F)
- 21 · J. Hato (D)
- 23 · T. Chalobah (D)
- 24 · R. James (M)
- 25 · M. Caicedo (M)
- 27 · M. Gusto (D)
- 29 · W. Fofana (D)
- 49 · A. Garnacho (F)
Substitutes
- 1 · Robert Sánchez (G)
- 3 · Marc Cucurella (D)
- 4 · T. Adarabioyo (D)
- 5 · B. Badiashile (D)
- 9 · L. Delap (F)
- 17 · Andrey Santos (M)
- 19 · M. Sarr (D)
- 38 · M. Guiu (F)
- 45 · R. Lavia (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Aston Villa: LDLWD · 5 pts from 5 · 4-7
- Chelsea: LDWDW · 8 pts from 5 · 11-6
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Aston Villa and Chelsea.
- Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa · Dec 27, 2025
- Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea · Feb 22, 2025
- Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa · Dec 1, 2024
- Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea · Apr 27, 2024
- Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea · Feb 7, 2024
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