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Aston Villa vs Chelsea – Lineups & Match Details

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1. Goals: Douglas Luiz (2'), João Pedro (35'), João Pedro (45'), C. Palmer (55'), João Pedro (64'). Aston Villa had 43% possession against Chelsea's 57%. Shots on target: 4-8.

Premier League · Regular Season - 29

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Aston VillaAston Villa

1 - 4

Full Time

HT: 1 - 2

ChelseaChelsea

Referee: Jarred Gillett, Australia

Lineups

Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
M. Cash2M. CashD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
T. Mings5T. MingsD
I. Maatsen22I. MaatsenD
A. Onana24A. OnanaM
Douglas Luiz21Douglas LuizM
L. Bailey31L. BaileyM
E. Buendia10E. BuendiaM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

40M. BizotG
3V. LindelofD
12L. DigneD
14P. TorresD
26L. BogardeM
6R. BarkleyM
19J. SanchoF
18T. AbrahamF
47AlyssonF
ChelseaChelsea4-3-3
F. Jorgensen12F. JorgensenG
M. Gusto27M. GustoD
W. Fofana29W. FofanaD
T. Chalobah23T. ChalobahD
J. Hato21J. HatoD
R. James24R. JamesM
M. Caicedo25M. CaicedoM
E. Fernandez8E. FernandezM
C. Palmer10C. PalmerF
Joao Pedro20Joao PedroF
A. Garnacho49A. GarnachoF

Substitutes

1R. SanchezG
5B. BadiashileD
19M. SarrD
4T. AdarabioyoD
3M. CucurellaD
17Andrey SantosM
45R. LaviaM
9L. DelapF
38M. GuiuF

Match Events

2'G

Douglas Luiz

Assist: L. Bailey

32'Y

M. Cash

35'G

João Pedro

Assist: M. Gusto

45'G

João Pedro

Assist: E. Fernández

46'S

M. Cash

Substitution 1

54'Y

João Pedro

55'G

C. Palmer

Assist: João Pedro

58'Y

M. Rogers

58'Y

E. Fernández

63'S

Douglas Luiz

Substitution 2

63'S

E. Buendía

Substitution 3

63'S

L. Bailey

Substitution 4

64'G

João Pedro

Assist: A. Garnacho

68'Y

O. Watkins

72'S

O. Watkins

Substitution 5

75'S

M. Gusto

Substitution 1

79'S

W. Fofana

Substitution 2

79'S

E. Fernández

Substitution 3

85'S

C. Palmer

Substitution 4

85'S

João Pedro

Substitution 5

Statistics

Aston Villa
43%57%
Chelsea
0.78Expected Goals (xG)3.6
9Total Shots15
4Shots on Target8
3Corners8
10Fouls9
2Offsides2
86Pass Accuracy (%)91
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Aston Villa host Chelsea on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 at Villa Park. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Aston Villa go into the match 5th in the table; Chelsea sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Aston Villa have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Chelsea have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 27 Dec 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea; 22 Feb 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea; 1 Dec 2024: Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1. Aston Villa scored through Douglas Luiz 2'. Chelsea replied with João Pedro 35', João Pedro 45', C. Palmer 55', João Pedro 64'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 64 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Aston Villa held 43% of the ball against 57% for Chelsea. Shots on target finished 4-8. Expected goals read 0.78 for Aston Villa, 3.60 for Chelsea.

Verdict

Chelsea take the three points; Aston Villa look at a thin night for the home crowd. Aston Villa sat 5th and Chelsea 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.