Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea — Premier League, 4 Mar 2026
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1 in the Premier League on 4 March 2026 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Douglas Luiz, Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Chelsea 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-02'assist: Leon Bailey
- 32'Foul
- 1-135'assist: Malo Gusto
- 42'VARGoal cancelled
- 1-245'assist: Enzo Fernández
- Half-time1-2
- 46'
- 54'Foul
- 1-355'assist: Joao Pedro
- 58'Argument
- 58'Argument
- 63'
- 63'out: Alysson
- 63'
- 1-464'assist: Alejandro Garnacho
- 68'Foul
- 72'
- 75'out: R. Lavia
- 79'
- 79'
- 85'
- 85'out: Liam Delap
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
9.6
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.3Douglas LuizM
- 7.0Emiliano BuendíaM
- 7.0Leon BaileyM
- 7.0Ross BarkleyM
- 6.9Jadon SanchoF
- 6.7Tammy AbrahamF
- 6.7Amadou OnanaM
- 6.7Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.6Emiliano MartínezG
- 6.5Tyrone MingsD
- 6.3AlyssonF
- 6.2Ezri KonsaD
- 6.2Lamare BogardeM
- 5.9Morgan RogersM
- 5.9Matthew CashD
- 5.9Ian MaatsenD
Chelsea
- 9.6João PedroF
- 8.6Cole PalmerF
- 7.6Alejandro GarnachoF
- 7.3Malo GustoD
- 7.2Moisés CaicedoM
- 7.2Reece JamesM
- 7.2Enzo FernándezM
- 7.0Trevoh ChalobahD
- 7.0Marc CucurellaD
- 6.9Jorrel HatoD
- 6.7Filip JörgensenG
- 6.7Roméo LaviaM
- 6.6Tosin AdarabioyoD
- 6.3Andrey SantosM
- 6.2Wesley FofanaD
- 6.2Liam DelapF
Line-ups
Chelsea4-3-3
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. Sancho63'F6.9
- 3Victor LindelöfD
- 6Ross Barkley63'M7.0
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 18Tammy Abraham72'F6.7
- 40Marco BizotG
- 14P. TorresD
- 26Lamare Bogarde46'M6.2
- 47Alysson63'F6.3
ChelseaCalum McFarlane
Substitutes
- 5Benoît BadiashileD
- 1R. SanchezG
- 4T. Adarabioyo79'D6.6
- 3M. Cucurella79'D7.0
- 9Liam Delap85'F6.2
- 19Mamadou SarrD
- 45R. Lavia75'M6.7
- 17Andrey Santos85'M6.3
- 38M. GuiuF
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
0.78Expected goals (xG)3.60
9Total shots15
4Shots on target8
4Shots off target3
1Blocked shots4
3Corners8
2Offsides2
10Fouls9
3Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves3
-0.46Goals prevented-0.46
431Total passes565
371Accurate passes515
86%Pass accuracy91%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Luiz | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Leon Bailey | 63 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ross Barkley | 27 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jadon Sancho | 27 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tammy Abraham | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Amadou Onana | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Oliver Watkins | 71 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Alysson | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Matthew Cash | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5.9 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro | 85 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.6 |
| Cole Palmer | 85 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | 7.6 |
| Malo Gusto | 75 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Moisés Caicedo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Enzo Fernández | 79 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Marc Cucurella | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jorrel Hato | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Filip Jörgensen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Roméo Lavia | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Andrey Santos | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Wesley Fofana | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Liam Delap | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 27 Dec 25Chelsea1-2Aston Villa
- 22 Feb 25Aston Villa2-1Chelsea
- 01 Dec 24Chelsea3-0Aston Villa
- 27 Apr 24Aston Villa2-2Chelsea
- 07 Feb 24Aston Villa1-3Chelsea
- 26 Jan 24Chelsea0-0Aston Villa
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