Aston Villa v Chelsea

1:4

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Aston Villa v Chelsea in English Premier League ended 1:4. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Aston Villa v Chelsea

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Aston Villa at 47.6% - the match finished 1:4, so the prediction was wrong.

Model	1 · Aston Villa	X	2 · Chelsea	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	47.6%	23.2%	29.1%	Home win · Aston Villa	✘ Missed
Final score	1:4			Away win · Chelsea

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Aston Villa v Chelsea

2′Douglas Luiz · Goal (assist: Leon Bailey)
32′Matty Cash · Yellow card
35′João Pedro · Goal (assist: Malo Gusto)
45+6′João Pedro · Goal (assist: Enzo Fernández)
46′Lamare Bogarde · Substitution (off: Matty Cash)
54′João Pedro · Yellow card
55′Cole Palmer · Goal (assist: João Pedro)
58′Enzo Fernández · Yellow card
58′Morgan Rogers · Yellow card
63′Ross Barkley · Substitution (off: Douglas Luiz)
63′Alysson · Substitution (off: Leon Bailey)
63′Jadon Sancho · Substitution (off: Emiliano Buendía)
64′João Pedro · Goal (assist: Alejandro Garnacho)
68′Ollie Watkins · Yellow card
71′Tammy Abraham · Substitution (off: Ollie Watkins)
75′Roméo Lavia · Substitution (off: Malo Gusto)
79′Tosin Adarabioyo · Substitution (off: Wesley Fofana)
79′Marc Cucurella · Substitution (off: Enzo Fernández)
85′Liam Delap · Substitution (off: João Pedro)
85′Andrey Santos · Substitution (off: Cole Palmer)

Match statistics: Aston Villa v Chelsea

Statistic	Aston Villa	Chelsea
Possession	43%	57%
Shots on target	4	8
Total shots	9	15
Shots off target	4	3
Blocked shots	4	3
Corners	1	4
Fouls	10	9
Offsides	2	2
Yellow cards	3	6
Red cards	7	11
Saves	3	3
Passes	431	565
Pass accuracy	86%	91%

Line-ups: Aston Villa v Chelsea

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2 Matty Cash 5.8
4 Ezri Konsa 6.3
5 Tyrone Mings 6.1
10 Emiliano Buendía 6.9
11 Ollie Watkins 6.5
21 Douglas Luiz 6.9
22 Ian Maatsen 6.5
23 Emiliano Martínez 6.8
24 Amadou Onana 6.4
27 Morgan Rogers 6.3
31 Leon Bailey 6.6

Substitutes (9)

3 Victor Lindelöf
6 Ross Barkley 6.7
12 Lucas Digne
14 Pau Torres
18 Tammy Abraham 6.5
19 Jadon Sancho 6.8
26 Lamare Bogarde 6.4
40 Marco Bizot
47 Alysson 6.6

Chelsea 4-3-3

Starting XI

8 Enzo Fernández 7.8
10 Cole Palmer 8.1
12 Filip Jørgensen 6.9
20 João Pedro 9.7
21 Jorrel Hato 6.8
23 Trevoh Chalobah 6.8
24 Reece James 7.2
25 Moisés Caicedo 7.2
27 Malo Gusto 7.1
29 Wesley Fofana 6.6
49 Alejandro Garnacho 7.8

Substitutes (9)

1 Robert Sánchez
3 Marc Cucurella 6.6
4 Tosin Adarabioyo 6.5
5 Benoît Badiashile
9 Liam Delap 6.5
17 Andrey Santos 6.4
19 Mamadou Sarr
38 Marc Guiu
45 Roméo Lavia 6.6

Form and head-to-head: Aston Villa v Chelsea

Aston Villa

LWDLL

12 Sep 2026HNottingham Forest1–2L
8 Sep 2026AClub Brugge3–2W
5 Sep 2026AHull City0–0D
31 Aug 2026HArsenal0–1L
23 Aug 2026ABrighton & Hove Albion0–4L

Chelsea

DWLWW

12 Sep 2026HHull City2–2D
9 Sep 2026HLeeds United6–3W
6 Sep 2026AArsenal1–2L
30 Aug 2026HBrighton & Hove Albion4–3W
27 Aug 2026HLuton Town2–0W

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

Aston Villa wins: 1; draws: 0; Chelsea wins: 0.

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition
27 Dec 2025	Chelsea	1–2	Aston Villa	English Premier League

English Premier League standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	37	25	7	5	+43	82	LWDLWDDWDW
2	Manchester City	37	23	9	5	+43	78	WWDWLLWWWW
3	Manchester United	37	19	11	7	+16	68	DDLLWLWDWD
4	Aston Villa	37	18	8	11	+6	62	DLLWDLWWWW
5	Liverpool	37	17	8	12	+10	59	DDWLWWWLLW
6	AFC Bournemouth	37	13	17	7	+4	56	WDLWWDDLLD
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	37	14	11	12	+9	53	WWDDLLWLWW
8	Chelsea	37	14	10	13	+7	52	WWDWWWDDWW
9	Brentford	37	14	10	13	+3	52	LLDWLDLWDD
10	Sunderland	37	13	12	12	-7	51	LWWDLWDLLL
11	Newcastle United	37	14	7	16	0	49	WDLWWDLLWL
12	Everton	37	13	10	14	-2	49	WDLWWWDWWL
13	Fulham	37	14	7	16	-6	49	LWWLLWLLWL
14	Leeds United	37	11	14	12	-4	47	DWLLWDDWDL
15	Crystal Palace	37	11	12	14	-9	45	WLLLDDDWDL
16	Nottingham Forest	37	11	10	16	-3	43	DWWLDLLWWD
17	Tottenham Hotspur	37	9	11	17	-10	38	DLLDLLWLWD
18	West Ham United	37	9	9	19	-22	36	LLLLWDDLLL
19	Burnley	37	4	9	24	-37	21	LLLWLLLLDL
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	37	3	10	24	-41	19	WDDLLLLLDL