Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Final score: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa in the Premier League, December 27, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Chelsea, 2 draws, 5 wins for Aston Villa.

Overview

Football: Premier League · Round 18
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Form: WWWLW Chelsea
: LLLDW Aston Villa

30' Matty Cash
37' Joao Pedro · R. James 1-0
HT1-0
57' Reece James
57' Morgan Rogers
58' ▲ O. Watkins ▼ E. Buendia
59' ▲ A. Onana ▼ J. McGinn
59' ▲ J. Sancho ▼ D. Malen
63' 1-1 O. Watkins
68' Trevoh Chalobah
69' ▲ M. Gusto ▼ M. Cucurella
69' ▲ J. Gittens ▼ A. Garnacho
69' ▲ L. Delap ▼ Joao Pedro
71' Liam Delap
71' Moisés Caicedo
72' ▲ Estêvão ▼ C. Palmer
78' Boubacar Kamara
83' ▲ L. Bogarde ▼ B. Kamara
83' ▲ L. Digne ▼ I. Maatsen
84' 1-2 O. Watkins · Y. Tielemans
90'+4 Enzo Fernández
FT1-2

Line-ups

Chelsea Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Calum McFarlane

1R. Sanchez 7.7
24R. James ⇢ 8.3
23T. Chalobah 6.3
5B. Badiashile 6.5
3M. Cucurella ▼ 69' 6.9
25M. Caicedo 7.2
8E. Fernandez 7.3
7P. Neto 6.3
10C. Palmer ▼ 72' 6.6
49A. Garnacho ▼ 69' 7.2
20Joao Pedro ⚽ ▼ 69' 7.6

Substitutes 9

12F. Jorgensen
29W. Fofana
27M. Gusto ▲ 69' 6.6
11J. Gittens ▲ 69' 6.9
17Andrey Santos
41Estêvão ▲ 72' 6.5
4T. Adarabioyo
9L. Delap ▲ 69' 6.5
34J. Acheampong

Aston Villa Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Unai Emery

23E. Martinez 7.2
2M. Cash 6.7
4E. Konsa 7.2
3V. Lindelof 6.6
22I. Maatsen ▼ 83' 6.2
7J. McGinn ▼ 59' 6.6
44B. Kamara ▼ 83' 6.6
8Y. Tielemans ⇢ 7.2
10E. Buendia ▼ 58' 6.2
17D. Malen ▼ 59' 6.5
27M. Rogers 6.3

Substitutes 9

40M. Bizot
11O. Watkins ⚽2 ▲ 58' 9.2
24A. Onana ▲ 59' 6.9
26L. Bogarde ▲ 83' 6.7
12L. Digne ▲ 83' 6.7
19J. Sancho ▲ 59' 6.7
20J. Jimoh-Aloba
53G. Hemmings
16A. Garcia

Statistics

05⚑6

⚑730

63%Possession37%

14Shots11

3Shots on target8

4Shots off target1

8Shots inside box7

6Shots outside box4

7Blocked shots2

6Corners7

16Fouls8

5Yellow cards3

6Saves2

0.43Goals prevented0.43

528Passes321

469Accurate passes257

89%Pass accuracy80%

2.14Expected goals (xG)1.19

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	71 - 27	+44	85
2	Manchester City	38	77 - 35	+42	78
3	Manchester United	38	69 - 50	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	56 - 49	+7	65
5	Liverpool	38	63 - 53	+10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	58 - 54	+4	57
7	Sunderland	38	42 - 48	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	52 - 46	+6	53
9	Brentford	38	55 - 52	+3	53
10	Chelsea	38	58 - 52	+6	52
11	Fulham	38	47 - 51	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	53 - 55	-2	49
13	Everton	38	47 - 50	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	49 - 56	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	41 - 51	-10	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	48 - 51	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	48 - 57	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	46 - 65	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	38 - 75	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	27 - 68	-41	20