Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Premier League

Chelsea

8-5-5

1-2

Final

Aston Villa

12-3-3

Stamford Bridge

TV: Fubo

Match pulse

CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTAVL

63%Possession37%

14Shots11

3On target8

6Corners7

6Saves2

16Fouls8

30'Matty CashAVL57'Reece JamesCHE57'Morgan RogersAVL68'Trevoh ChalobahCHE71'Moisés CaicedoCHE71'Liam DelapCHE78'Boubacar KamaraAVL90'+4'Enzo FernándezCHE

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

Who won: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: João Pedro (37'). Goals for Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (63', 84').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CHEAVL

16Fouls8

5Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

0Offsides0

6Corner Kicks7

6Saves2

62.9Possession37.1

14SHOTS11

3ON GOAL8

0.2On Target %0.7

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

469Accurate Passes257

528Passes321

0.9Pass Completion %0.8

4Accurate Crosses1

29Crosses8

0.1Cross %0.1

45Long Balls42

28Accurate Long Balls19

0.6Long Balls %0.5

7Blocked Shots2

19Effective Tackles2

26Tackles8

0.7Tackle %0.3

9Interceptions4

6Effective Clearances28

6Clearances28

Player of the game

Ollie Watkins

AVL · 2 G

7.7

Deserved to win

12%

CHE · 0.13 xG

81%

Draw

AVL · 0.09 xG

Chelsea deserved better: 12% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

Match ends, Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 2.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 2.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
E. Fernández
90'+4'
Free kick won
Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
90'+1'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
L. Digne
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89'
Handball
Handball by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
89'
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
88'
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
88'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
J. Sancho
87'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
P. Neto
GOAL84'
Goal! Header
O. Watkins · ast Y. Tielemans
Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
CHE 1 - 2 AVL
83'
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Kamara
Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Boubacar Kamara.
L. Bogarde
83'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Maatsen
Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
L. Digne
82'CHE
Corner awarded
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
81'CHE
Corner awarded
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.
81'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
78'
Yellow card
Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
B. Kamara
78'CHE
Corner awarded
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
77'
Free kick won
Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'
Foul
Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
76'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
R. James
75'
Foul
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).