Aston Villa v Chelsea, 04 March 2026

Score4-1 to Chelsea
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,084

View Aston Villa v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 62 Aston Villa won: 17 Drawn: 14 Chelsea won: 31 Aston Villa scored: 62 Chelsea scored: 104 . This was Chelsea's biggest win at Villa Park since a 4-0 victory in the Premier League on 2 April 2016.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

4 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 2 G

Goals:

João Pedro 35 G
João Pedro 45+6 G
Cole Palmer 55 G
João Pedro 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Filip Jörgensen Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Alejandro Garnacho Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Lamare Bogarde for Matty Cash 46
Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía 63
Alysson for Leon Bailey 63
Ross Barkley for Douglas Luiz 63
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 72

Substitutions:

Roméo Lavia for Malo Gusto 75
Tosin Adarabioyo for Wesley Fofana 79
Marc Cucurella for Enzo Fernández 79
Andrey Santos for Cole Palmer 85
Liam Delap for João Pedro 85

Cards:

Matty Cash 32 Y
Morgan Rogers 58 Y
Ollie Watkins 68 Y

Cards:

João Pedro 54 Y
Enzo Fernández 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was Aston Villa's heaviest home defeat since a 4-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 10 March 2024. . Villa had now won one of their last five home games in the Premier League (lost three). . They had now won three and lost four of their last nine games in the Premier League played in midweek. . Ollie Watkins scored in the 41st minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea had now won six of their last 32 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 17). . The Blues had now won five of their last 25 away games in the Premier League against a team starting the day above them in the table (lost 16). . They had now had a hat-trick scored in three of their last four away games in all competitions.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Lamare Bogarde for Matty Cash 46
Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía 63
Alysson for Leon Bailey 63
Ross Barkley for Douglas Luiz 63
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 72

Cards:

Matty Cash 32 Y
Morgan Rogers 58 Y
Ollie Watkins 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was Aston Villa's heaviest home defeat since a 4-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 10 March 2024. . Villa had now won one of their last five home games in the Premier League (lost three). . They had now won three and lost four of their last nine games in the Premier League played in midweek. . Ollie Watkins scored in the 41st minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

4 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

João Pedro 35 G
João Pedro 45+6 G
Cole Palmer 55 G
João Pedro 64 G

Starting lineup:

Filip Jörgensen Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Alejandro Garnacho Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Roméo Lavia for Malo Gusto 75
Tosin Adarabioyo for Wesley Fofana 79
Marc Cucurella for Enzo Fernández 79
Andrey Santos for Cole Palmer 85
Liam Delap for João Pedro 85

Cards:

João Pedro 54 Y
Enzo Fernández 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea had now won six of their last 32 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 17). . The Blues had now won five of their last 25 away games in the Premier League against a team starting the day above them in the table (lost 16). . They had now had a hat-trick scored in three of their last four away games in all competitions.