Chelsea 1:2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 18 at Stamford Bridge on 27 December 2025, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Chelsea

1 : 2

HT 1 : 0

Aston Villa

27 December 2025
Kickoff: 17:30 UTC
Venue: Stamford Bridge | London
Referee: S. Attwell

Form and Table

Chelsea 10th 52 pts LossWinDrawLossLoss
Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Chelsea

D. Essugo Questionable | Injury
T. Adarabioyo Questionable | Muscle Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
F. Jorgensen Questionable | Injury
C. Palmer Questionable | Thigh Injury
J. Gittens Questionable | Illness
M. Gusto Questionable | Inactive

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Match Events

30'
Aston Villa: Matty CashYellow Card | Foul
Chelsea: Joao PedroGoal | Assist: R. James
37'
Chelsea: Reece JamesYellow Card | Argument
57'
57'
Aston Villa: Morgan RogersYellow Card | Argument
58'
Aston Villa: O. WatkinsSubstitution | Off: E. Buendia
59'
Aston Villa: A. OnanaSubstitution | Off: J. McGinn
59'
Aston Villa: J. SanchoSubstitution | Off: D. Malen
63'
Aston Villa: O. WatkinsGoal
Chelsea: Trevoh ChalobahYellow Card | Foul
68'
Chelsea: M. GustoSubstitution | Off: M. Cucurella
69'
Chelsea: J. GittensSubstitution | Off: A. Garnacho
69'
Chelsea: L. DelapSubstitution | Off: Joao Pedro
69'
Chelsea: Liam DelapYellow Card | Foul
71'
Chelsea: Moisés CaicedoYellow Card | Foul
71'
Chelsea: EstêvãoSubstitution | Off: C. Palmer
72'
78'
Aston Villa: Boubacar KamaraYellow Card | Foul
83'
Aston Villa: L. BogardeSubstitution | Off: B. Kamara
83'
Aston Villa: L. DigneSubstitution | Off: I. Maatsen
84'
Aston Villa: O. WatkinsGoal | Assist: Y. Tielemans
Chelsea: Enzo FernándezYellow Card | Argument
90+4'

Match Stats

Chelsea
Aston Villa

63% Ball Possession 37%

2.14 Expected Goals 1.19

14 Total Shots 11

3 Shots on Goal 8

4 Shots off Goal 1

7 Blocked Shots 2

8 Shots Inside Box 7

6 Shots Outside Box 4

6 Corner Kicks 7

Offsides

16 Fouls 8

5 Yellow Cards 3

Red Cards

6 Goalkeeper Saves 2

528 Total Passes 321

469 Accurate Passes 257

89% Pass Accuracy 80%

0.43 Goals Prevented 0.43

Lineups

Chelsea

Formation: 4-2-3-1

R. Sanchez

M. Cucurella B. Badiashile T. Chalobah R. James

E. Fernandez M. Caicedo

A. Garnacho C. Palmer P. Neto

Joao Pedro

Substitutes

12 | F. Jorgensen | G
29 | W. Fofana | D
27 | M. Gusto | D
11 | J. Gittens | F
17 | Andrey Santos | M
41 | Estêvão | F
4 | T. Adarabioyo | D
9 | L. Delap | F
34 | J. Acheampong | D

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-4-2

E. Martinez

I. Maatsen V. Lindelof E. Konsa M. Cash

E. Buendia Y. Tielemans B. Kamara J. McGinn

M. Rogers D. Malen

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
11 | O. Watkins | F
24 | A. Onana | M
26 | L. Bogarde | M
12 | L. Digne | D
19 | J. Sancho | F
20 | J. Jimoh-Aloba | M
53 | G. Hemmings | M
16 | A. Garcia | D

Coach: Unai Emery

Player Ratings: Top 5

Chelsea
Player	Minutes	Rating
Reece James	90	8.3
Robert Sánchez	90	7.7
João Pedro	69	7.6
Enzo Fernández	90	7.3
Moisés Caicedo	90	7.2

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Ollie Watkins	32	9.2
Youri Tielemans	90	7.2
Emiliano Martínez	90	7.2
Ezri Konsa	90	7.2
Amadou Onana	31	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC