Aston Villa 1–4 Chelsea
Aston Villa
1–4HT 1–2
Chelsea
Aston Villa played Chelsea in the Premier League on 4 March 2026 at Villa Park. The match finished 1–4.
Goals and cards
- 2'Douglas Luiz (assist by L. Bailey)
- 32'Matty Cash — Yellow card
- 35'Joao Pedro (assist by M. Gusto)
- 45'Joao Pedro (assist by E. Fernandez)
- 54'João Pedro — Yellow card
- 55'C. Palmer (assist by Joao Pedro)
- 58'Morgan Rogers — Yellow card
- 58'Enzo Fernández — Yellow card
- 64'Joao Pedro (assist by A. Garnacho)
- 68'Ollie Watkins — Yellow card
Line-ups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- E. Martinez
- M. Cash
- E. Konsa
- T. Mings
- I. Maatsen
- A. Onana
- Douglas Luiz
- L. Bailey
- E. Buendia
- M. Rogers
- O. Watkins
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Bizot
- R. Barkley
- V. Lindelof
- P. Torres
- L. Bogarde
- Alysson
- L. Digne
- T. Abraham
- J. Sancho
- COACHES: Unai Emery
Chelsea 4-3-3
- F. Jorgensen
- M. Gusto
- W. Fofana
- T. Chalobah
- J. Hato
- R. James
- M. Caicedo
- E. Fernandez
- C. Palmer
- Joao Pedro
- A. Garnacho
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Sanchez
- B. Badiashile
- Andrey Santos
- M. Sarr
- M. Guiu
- T. Adarabioyo
- M. Cucurella
- L. Delap
- R. Lavia
- COACHES: Calum McFarlane
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 9 | Total shots | 15 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 14 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Corners | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 43% | Possession | 57% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 431 | Total passes | 565 |
| 371 | Accurate passes | 515 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 91% |
| 0.78 | Expected Goals (xG) | 3.60 |
| -0.46 | goals_prevented | -0.46 |