Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Ref: Jarred Gillett, AustraliaVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4–1 in their Premier League fixture. Douglas Luiz scored for Aston Villa; João Pedro, João Pedro, Palmer, and João Pedro replied for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.78 for Aston Villa versus 3.60 for Chelsea. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Chelsea are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Douglas Luiz
Assist: Bailey
Cash
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Gusto
VAR
Goal cancelled
45'
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Fernández
Second Half
⇄
Cash
54'
João Pedro
Yellow Card
55'
⚽
Palmer
Assist: João Pedro
Rogers
Yellow Card
58'
Fernández
Yellow Card
⇄
Douglas Luiz
⇄
Bailey
⇄
Buendía
64'
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Garnacho
Watkins
Yellow Card
⇄
Watkins
75'
⇄
Gusto
79'
⇄
Fofana
79'
⇄
Fernández
85'
⇄
João Pedro
85'
⇄
Palmer
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Aston VillaChelsea
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.78VS3.60
Attack2 · 4 won
9
Shots
15
4
Shots on target
8
6
Shots in the box
14
3
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
431
Total passes
565
371
Accurate passes
515
86%
Pass accuracy
91%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Chelsea
4-3-3
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 5T. MingsD
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
- 31L. BaileyM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 12L. DigneD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 26L. BogardeM
- 40M. BizotG
- 47Alysson EdwardF
Chelsea
4-3-3Starting XI
- 8E. FernándezM
- 10C. PalmerF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 20João PedroF
- 21J. HatoD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 49A. GarnachoF
Substitutes
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 9L. DelapF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 19M. SarrD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 45R. LaviaM
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Luiz | M | 63 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Leon Bailey | M | 63 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 63 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amadou Onana | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezri Konsa(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Matty Cash | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Victor Lindelöf | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Torres | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Barkley | M | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tammy Abraham | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alysson | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro | F | 85 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Cole Palmer | F | 85 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0/2 |
| Malo Gusto | D | 75 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robert Sánchez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Sarr | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roméo Lavia | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |