Aston Villa vs Chelsea

ResultPremier League1-4

Premier League
Full Time
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1
Chelsea
Chelsea
4
HT: 1 - 2
📍 Villa Park

Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea — Match Report

Chelsea claimed an away victory with a 1-4 scoreline against Aston Villa in the Premier League. The match was played at Villa Park on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

Goals were scored by Douglas Luiz (2', assisted by L. Bailey), Joao Pedro (35', assisted by M. Gusto), Joao Pedro (45', assisted by E. Fernandez), C. Palmer (55', assisted by Joao Pedro) and Joao Pedro (64', assisted by A. Garnacho).

Aston Villa controlled 42% of possession compared to Chelsea's 58%. The hosts had 9 shots (4 on target) while the visitors managed 15 shots (8 on target). Corner kicks were 3-8 in favour of Chelsea.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Chelsea win with probabilities of 35% home, 28% draw, 37% away and a most likely score of 1-2. The prediction was correct ✓ — the actual result was 1-4.

Match Events

2'
⚽ GoalDouglas LuizAssist: L. Bailey
32'
🟨 Yellow CardM. Cash
35'
⚽ GoalJoao PedroAssist: M. Gusto
41'
📺 VARO. Watkins
45'+6
⚽ GoalJoao PedroAssist: E. Fernandez
46'
🔄 SubstitutionM. CashAssist: L. BogardeOut: L. Bogarde
54'
🟨 Yellow CardJoao Pedro
55'
⚽ GoalC. PalmerAssist: Joao Pedro
58'
🟨 Yellow CardM. Rogers
58'
🟨 Yellow CardE. Fernandez
63'
🔄 SubstitutionE. BuendiaAssist: J. SanchoOut: J. Sancho
63'
🔄 SubstitutionDouglas LuizAssist: R. BarkleyOut: R. Barkley
63'
🔄 SubstitutionL. BaileyAssist: AlyssonOut: Alysson
64'
⚽ GoalJoao PedroAssist: A. Garnacho
68'
🟨 Yellow CardO. Watkins
72'
🔄 SubstitutionO. WatkinsAssist: T. AbrahamOut: T. Abraham
75'
🔄 SubstitutionM. GustoAssist: R. LaviaOut: R. Lavia
79'
🔄 SubstitutionW. FofanaAssist: T. AdarabioyoOut: T. Adarabioyo
79'
🔄 SubstitutionE. FernandezAssist: M. CucurellaOut: M. Cucurella
85'
🔄 SubstitutionJoao PedroAssist: L. DelapOut: L. Delap
85'
🔄 SubstitutionC. PalmerAssist: Andrey SantosOut: Andrey Santos

Lineups

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

23Emiliano MartínezG
2Matty CashD
4Ezri KonsaD
5Tyrone MingsD
22Ian MaatsenD
24Amadou OnanaM
21Douglas LuizM
31Leon BaileyM
10Emiliano BuendíaM
27Morgan RogersM
11Ollie WatkinsF

Chelsea4-3-3

12Filip JørgensenG
27Malo GustoD
29Wesley FofanaD
23Trevoh ChalobahD
21Jorrel HatoD
24Reece JamesM
25Moisés CaicedoM
8Enzo FernándezM
10Cole PalmerF
20João PedroF
49Alejandro GarnachoF

Match Statistics

Aston Villa
Chelsea
Possession
42%58%
🎯Total Shots
915
🥅Shots on Goal
48
📦Shots Inside Box
614
🚩Corners
38
⚠️Fouls
109
🟨Yellow Cards
32
🏳️Offsides
22
🧤GK Saves
43
📊Pass Accuracy
86%91%
🛡️Blocked Shots
14

Top Performers

Aston Villa

Douglas Luiz
⚽ 1
7.3
Leon Bailey
🅰️ 1 🔑 1 key passes
7.0
Emiliano Buendía
🔑 1 key passes
7.0
Ross Barkley
🔑 1 key passes
7.0
Jadon Sancho
🔑 2 key passes
6.9

Chelsea

João Pedro
⚽ 3 🅰️ 1 🔑 1 key passes
9.7
Cole Palmer
⚽ 1 🔑 3 key passes
8.6
Alejandro Garnacho
🅰️ 1 🔑 6 key passes
7.7
Malo Gusto
🅰️ 1 🔑 1 key passes
7.3
Reece James
7.2