Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Aston Villa

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Chelsea

🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 4 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	23%
Draws	32%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

Chelsea outshot their opponent (9-15).
Chelsea controlled possession (57%).
Chelsea had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.37

1.68

1.16

1.42

58%

O2.5

74%

53%

BTTS

68%

53%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th

Chelsea rank10th

Aston Villa points65

Chelsea points52

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-11

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first90%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53

Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

431

565

Passes Accurate

371

515

Passes %

86%

91%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Douglas Luiz

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Bailey

32'

32' M. Cash

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gusto

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ VAR

O. Watkins

Goal cancelled

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Fernández

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Cash

1st substitution · For: L. Bogarde

54'

54' João Pedro

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

C. Palmer

Normal Goal · Assist: João Pedro

58'

58' M. Rogers

58'

58' E. Fernández

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Douglas Luiz

2nd substitution · For: R. Barkley

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Bailey

3rd substitution · For: Alysson Edward

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ E. Buendía

4th substitution · For: J. Sancho

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Garnacho

68'

68' O. Watkins

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ O. Watkins

5th substitution · For: T. Abraham

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Gusto

1st substitution · For: R. Lavia

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ W. Fofana

2nd substitution · For: T. Adarabioyo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ E. Fernández

3rd substitution · For: Marc Cucurella

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ C. Palmer

4th substitution · For: Andrey Santos

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ João Pedro

5th substitution · For: L. Delap

Aston Villa vs Chelsea 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1 on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took an early lead at 2' when Douglas Luiz scored, with the assist credited to L. Bailey, making the score 1-0. M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 32'. Chelsea leveled the score at 35' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to M. Gusto, making the score 1-1. VAR intervened at 42' for Aston Villa (Goal cancelled). Chelsea leveled the score at 45' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to E. Fernández, making the score 2-2.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Cash replacing L. Bogarde. João Pedro received a yellow card for Chelsea at 54'. Chelsea took the lead at 55' when C. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to João Pedro, making the score 2-3. M. Rogers received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 58'. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 58'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Douglas Luiz replacing R. Barkley. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 63', with L. Bailey replacing Alysson Edward. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 63', with E. Buendía replacing J. Sancho. Chelsea extended the lead at 64' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to A. Garnacho, making the score 2-4. O. Watkins received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 68'. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 72', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 75', with M. Gusto replacing R. Lavia. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 79', with W. Fofana replacing T. Adarabioyo. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 79', with E. Fernández replacing Marc Cucurella. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 85', with C. Palmer replacing Andrey Santos. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 85', with João Pedro replacing L. Delap.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Chelsea used 5 substitutions. Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 2 yellow cards.