English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 27, 2025
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Stamford Bridge · 39,765 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Ollie 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:51 Is Unai Emery the Premier League manager of the season? Watch on ESPN 01:46 Why Frank Leboeuf thinks Aston Villa were 'lucky' to win vs. Chelsea Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraCM-R
  8. 10Emiliano BuendíaLM
  9. 7John McGinnRM
  10. 27Morgan RogersCF-L
  11. 17Donyell MalenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 57' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 57' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 58' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  6. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Donyell Malen.
  7. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces John McGinn.
  8. 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.
  9. 68' Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Marc Cucurella.
  11. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  12. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  13. 71' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 71' Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Cole Palmer.
  16. 78' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  18. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  19. 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.
  20. 90'+4' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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