Aston Villa 1–4 Chelsea: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1–4 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 4 Mar 2026

Chelsea cruised past Aston Villa 1–4 in the Premier League. Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz (2'). Chelsea: João Pedro (35'), João Pedro (45'), C. Palmer (55'), João Pedro (64').

Premier League · Regular Season - 29

Douglas Luiz 2'

1 – 4

FT

(HT 1-2)

João Pedro 35'João Pedro 45'C. Palmer 55'João Pedro 64'

Villa Park, Birmingham

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

Calum McFarlane·4-3-3

Substitutes

40M. BizotGK
6R. BarkleyMID
3V. LindelofDEF
14P. TorresDEF
26L. BogardeMID
47AlyssonFWD
12L. DigneDEF
18T. AbrahamFWD
19J. SanchoFWD

1R. SanchezGK
5B. BadiashileDEF
17Andrey SantosMID
19M. SarrDEF
38M. GuiuFWD
4T. AdarabioyoDEF
3M. CucurellaDEF
9L. DelapFWD
45R. LaviaMID

Events

Douglas Luiz (L. Bailey)

2'

M. Cash

32'

35'

João Pedro (M. Gusto)

VAR — Goal cancelled

42'

45'

João Pedro (E. Fernández)

HT

M. Cash Out: L. Bogarde

46'

54'

João Pedro

55'

C. Palmer (João Pedro)

M. Rogers

58'

58'

E. Fernández

Douglas Luiz Out: R. Barkley

63'

L. Bailey Out: Alysson Edward

63'

E. Buendía Out: J. Sancho

63'

64'

João Pedro (A. Garnacho)

O. Watkins

68'

O. Watkins Out: T. Abraham

72'

75'

M. Gusto Out: R. Lavia

79'

W. Fofana Out: T. Adarabioyo

79'

E. Fernández Out: Marc Cucurella

85'

C. Palmer Out: Andrey Santos

85'

João Pedro Out: L. Delap

Statistics

10Fouls9

2Offsides2

86%Passes %91%

9Total Shots15

3Corner Kicks8

431Total passes565

3Yellow Cards2

1Blocked Shots4

4Shots on Goal8

4Shots off Goal3

0.78expected_goals3.60

43%Ball Possession57%

371Passes accurate515

6Shots insidebox14

-0.46goals_prevented-0.46

4Goalkeeper Saves3

3Shots outsidebox1

Ratings

Aston Villa

Douglas Luiz

MID63'

7.3

E. Buendía

MID63'

7.0

R. Barkley

MID27'

7.0

L. Bailey

MID63'

7.0

J. Sancho

FWD27'

6.9

T. Abraham

FWD19'

6.7

O. Watkins

FWD71'

6.7

A. Onana

MID90'

6.7

E. Martínez

GK90'

6.6

T. Mings

DEF90'

6.5

Chelsea

João Pedro

FWD85'

9.6

C. Palmer

FWD85'

8.6

A. Garnacho

FWD90'

7.6

M. Gusto

DEF75'

7.3

E. Fernández

MID79'

7.2

R. James(C)

MID90'

7.2

M. Caicedo

MID90'

7.2

T. Chalobah

DEF90'

7.0

Marc Cucurella

DEF11'

7.0

J. Hato

DEF90'

6.9

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, Aston Villa lead 2–1 (0 draws) against Chelsea.

27 Dec 2025Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa

22 Feb 2025Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea

1 Dec 2024Chelsea 0–3 Aston Villa

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Chelsea?: Aston Villa 1–4 Chelsea.
Who scored?: Aston Villa : Douglas Luiz (2') ; Chelsea : João Pedro (35'), João Pedro (45'), C. Palmer (55'), João Pedro (64')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Villa Park, Birmingham

Capacity

42,824

Referee

J. Gillett

Round

Regular Season - 29

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Aston Villa 1–4 Chelsea: recap, goals & stats