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Chelsea vs Aston Villa (2025-12-27T17:30:00.000Z)

Premier League Round 18
  • Stamford Bridge
  • Stuart Attwell
1 - 2Full time

Chelsea vs Aston Villa (2025-12-27T17:30:00.000Z)


Match review

Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa: Super sub Watkins scores twice in comeback win

Aston Villa boosted their hopes of a surprise Premier League title push ahead of facing Arsenal, as Ollie Watkins' brace downed Chelsea.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    63%
    37%
  • 2.14
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.19
  • 14
    Total shots
    11
  • 2
    Big chances
    5

Events

30‎’‎
Matty Cash
Joao Pedro (1 - 0)assist by Reece James
37‎’‎
+2 minutes added
57‎’‎
57‎’‎
63‎’‎
Ollie Watkins (1 - 1)
68‎’‎
71‎’‎
71‎’‎
78‎’‎
84‎’‎
+5 minutes added
90‎’‎+4
6.7

Chelsea

4-2-3-1

6.9

Aston Villa

4-4-2
6.7
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
7.6
1Sánchez
6.9
Aston Villa
4-4-2

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    63%
    37%
  • 2.14
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.19
  • 14
    Total shots
    11
  • 2
    Big chances
    5

Player of the Match

Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa
8.9

Events

30‎’‎
37‎’‎
+2 minutes added
57‎’‎
57‎’‎
63‎’‎
Ollie Watkins (1 - 1)
68‎’‎
71‎’‎
71‎’‎
78‎’‎
84‎’‎
+5 minutes added
90‎’‎+4

About the match

    Chelsea faces Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sat, Dec 27, 2025, 17:30 UTC. This match is part of the Premier League. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Chelsea and Aston Villa have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Chelsea vs Aston Villa live score with a full set of match features, including:

  • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

  • Real-time extensive stats powered by Opta: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.

  • The lineups are:
    Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Robert Sánchez - Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella - Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández - Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Alejandro Garnacho - Joao Pedro.
    Aston Villa (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez - Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Ian Maatsen - John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendia - Morgan Rogers, Donyell Malen.

  • Unavailable players for Chelsea: Mykhaylo Mudryk (suspension), Levi Colwill (injury), Dario Essugo (injury), Romeo Lavia (injury). Unavailable players for Aston Villa: Evann Guessand (international duty), Harvey Elliott (injury), Pau Torres (injury), Tyrone Mings (injury), Ross Barkley (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Chelsea and Aston Villa have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Chelsea 16 win(s), Aston Villa 7 win(s), and 6 draw(s).

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Stamford BridgeLondon, England
Capacity41,841
Attendance39,765
95%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
8°C

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Stamford BridgeLondon, England
Capacity41,841
Attendance39,765
95%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
8°C

About the match

Who will win?