Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueOllie Watkins brace at Chelsea seals Aston Villa 11th consecutive win
Aston Villa's remarkable winning run continued as Ollie Watkins came off the bench in the second half to score twice and earn a valuable 2-1 victory over Chelsea.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 8': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 9': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 9': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 15': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 18': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 24': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 27': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 28': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 28': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 30': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a headed pass.
- 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 37': Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 39': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 40': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 40': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 44': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 44': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 45': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
- 45': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 48': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 51': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 54': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 57': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Cucurella following a fast break.
- 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Donyell Malen.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces John McGinn.
- 61': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 63': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 63': Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 64': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 66': Attempt saved. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 67': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
- 68': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 68': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 70': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 71': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 71': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Cole Palmer.
- 73': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 75': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 77': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 78': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 81': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 82': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 83': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 84': Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 90': Handball by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 257 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 321 | Passes | 528 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 8 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 28 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 18 | +22 | 42 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | +26 | 40 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 18 | +10 | 39 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | +4 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah  |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 49 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 17 | Donyell Malen |
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