Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Ref: Stuart Attwell, EnglandStamford Bridge, London · 41,841 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. João Pedro scored for Chelsea; Watkins and Watkins replied for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.14 for Chelsea versus 1.19 for Aston Villa. Chelsea sit 10th in the Premier League table while Aston Villa are 4th.
First Half
30'
Cash
Yellow Card
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: James
Second Half
57'
Rogers
Yellow Card
James
Yellow Card
58'
⇄
Buendía
59'
⇄
McGinn
59'
⇄
Malen
63'
⚽
Watkins
Chalobah
Yellow Card
⇄
Garnacho
⇄
João Pedro
⇄
Cucurella
Delap
Yellow Card
Caicedo
Yellow Card
⇄
Palmer
78'
Kamara
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Maatsen
83'
⇄
Kamara
84'
⚽
Watkins
Assist: Tielemans
Fernández
Yellow Card
| # | 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
ChelseaAston Villa
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.14VS1.19
Attack4 · 2 won
14
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
8
8
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
1
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
528
Total passes
321
469
Accurate passes
257
89%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
8
5
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
2
7
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Aston Villa
4-4-2
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 20João PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 49A. GarnachoM
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 9L. DelapF
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 41EstêvãoF
Aston Villa
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 17D. MalenF
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 27M. RogersF
- 44B. KamaraM
Substitutes
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 12L. DigneD
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
- 19J. SanchoF
- 20J. JimohM
- 24A. OnanaM
- 26L. BogardeM
- 40M. BizotG
- 53George HemmingsM
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece James(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Pedro | F | 69 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | M | 69 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cole Palmer | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Neto | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Gittens | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Malo Gusto | D | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Estêvão | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Tielemans | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Matty Cash | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 59 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hemmings | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés García | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaldeen Jimoh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 32 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2/3 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Lucas Digne | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |