Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Premier League

Aston Villa

15-6-8

1-4

Final

Chelsea

13-9-7

Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTCHE

43%Possession57%

9Shots15

4On target8

3Corners8

4Saves3

10Fouls9

32'Matty CashAVL54'João PedroCHE58'Morgan RogersAVL58'Enzo FernándezCHE68'Ollie WatkinsAVL

Team	1H	2H	T
AVL	1	0	1
CHE	0	4	4

Who won: Chelsea 4-1

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1 on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz (2'). Goals for Chelsea: João Pedro (35', 45'+6', 64') and Cole Palmer (55').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

AVLCHE

10Fouls9

3Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

2Offsides2

3Corner Kicks8

4Saves3

43.1Possession56.9

9SHOTS15

4ON GOAL8

0.4On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

371Accurate Passes515

431Passes565

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

1Accurate Crosses3

11Crosses19

0.1Cross %0.2

32Long Balls28

18Accurate Long Balls13

0.6Long Balls %0.5

1Blocked Shots4

8Effective Tackles6

11Tackles15

0.7Tackle %0.4

7Interceptions9

14Effective Clearances15

14Clearances15

Player of the game

João Pedro

CHE · 3 G, 1 A

9.7

Deserved to win

AVL · 0.08 xG

81%

Draw

13%

CHE · 0.15 xG

Chelsea created better chances: they win this game 13% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 4.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 4.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot hit woodwork
Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
85'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Palmer
Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Cole Palmer.
A. Santos
85'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Pedro
Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
L. Delap
84'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
R. Barkley
84'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
82'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
A. Garnacho
80'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Alysson Edward (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
79'
Sub
Subbed on for W. Fofana
Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
T. Adarabioyo
79'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Fernández
Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Enzo Fernández.
M. Cucurella
79'
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
75'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Gusto
Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Malo Gusto.
R. Lavia
73'
Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
73'
Foul
Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
73'
Free kick won
Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Watkins
Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
T. Abraham
71'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
J. Pedro
69'
Offside
Offside, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.