Chelsea v Aston Villa, 27 December 2025

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,765

View Chelsea v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 61 Chelsea won: 30 Drawn: 14 Aston Villa won: 17 Chelsea scored: 100 Aston Villa scored: 61 . Aston Villa had now won on three of their last four visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (lost one).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

João Pedro 37 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 63 G
Ollie Watkins 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Ian Maatsen Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Liam Delap for João Pedro 69
Jamie Gittens for Alejandro Garnacho 69
Malo Gusto for Marc Cucurella 69
Estêvão for Cole Palmer 72

Substitutions:

Ollie Watkins for Emi Buendía 58
Amadou Onana for John McGinn 59
Jadon Sancho for Donyell Malen 59
Lamare Bogarde for Boubacar Kamara 83
Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 83

Cards:

Reece James 57 Y
Trevoh Chalobah 68 Y
Moisés Caicedo 71 Y
Liam Delap 71 Y
Enzo Fernández 90+4 Y

Cards:

Matty Cash 30 Y
Morgan Rogers 57 Y
Boubacar Kamara 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Liam Delap

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea had now lost 16 of their last 29 games in the Premier League against team starting the day in the top four (won five). . The Blues had now lost three of their last 19 home games in the Premier League (won 12). They had now opened the scoring in ten of their last 13 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now equalled their club record of winning 11 consecutive games in all competitions: previously in September 1897 and March 1914. . Villa had now won eight consecutive league games for the first time since April 2019 in the League Championship (ten). . They had now won eight consecutive games in the top division for the first time since December 1910 in League Division One (nine).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

João Pedro 37 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Liam Delap for João Pedro 69
Jamie Gittens for Alejandro Garnacho 69
Malo Gusto for Marc Cucurella 69
Estêvão for Cole Palmer 72

Cards:

Reece James 57 Y
Trevoh Chalobah 68 Y
Moisés Caicedo 71 Y
Liam Delap 71 Y
Enzo Fernández 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea had now lost 16 of their last 29 games in the Premier League against team starting the day in the top four (won five). . The Blues had now lost three of their last 19 home games in the Premier League (won 12). They had now opened the scoring in ten of their last 13 games in the Premier League.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 63 G
Ollie Watkins 84 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Ian Maatsen Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Donyell Malen Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ollie Watkins for Emi Buendía 58
Amadou Onana for John McGinn 59
Jadon Sancho for Donyell Malen 59
Lamare Bogarde for Boubacar Kamara 83
Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 83

Cards:

Matty Cash 30 Y
Morgan Rogers 57 Y
Boubacar Kamara 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now equalled their club record of winning 11 consecutive games in all competitions: previously in September 1897 and March 1914. . Villa had now won eight consecutive league games for the first time since April 2019 in the League Championship (ten). . They had now won eight consecutive games in the top division for the first time since December 1910 in League Division One (nine).