Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Stuart Attwell. It was played at Stamford Bridge.
First half: M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 30'. Chelsea took the lead at 37' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to R. James, making the score 1-0.
Second half: R. James received a yellow card for Chelsea at 57'. M. Rogers received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 57'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 58', with E. Buendía replacing O. Watkins. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. McGinn replacing A. Onana. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 59', with D. Malen replacing J. Sancho. Aston Villa leveled the score at 63' when O. Watkins scored, making the score 1-1. T. Chalobah received a yellow card for Chelsea at 68'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Garnacho replacing J. Bynoe-Gittens. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 69', with João Pedro replacing L. Delap. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Marc Cucurella replacing M. Gusto. L. Delap received a yellow card for Chelsea at 71'. M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 71'. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 72', with C. Palmer replacing Estêvão. B. Kamara received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 78'. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 83', with I. Maatsen replacing L. Digne. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 83', with B. Kamara replacing L. Bogarde. Aston Villa took the lead at 84' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to Y. Tielemans, making the score 1-2. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+4'.
Chelsea used 4 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Chelsea got 5 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-11).
- Chelsea controlled possession (63%).
- Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).
