Aston Villa vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
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João Pedro hat trick powers Chelsea to statement win at top-five rivals Aston Villa
João Pedro scored a hat trick as Chelsea boosted their Champions League hopes with a 4-1 win over top-five rivals Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 1': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
- 2': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 5': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 6': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 8': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 8': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía is caught offside.
- 10': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 11': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 11': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': 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). Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 15': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) header from very close range is blocked.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 22': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 24': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 24': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea). Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 30': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 30': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 31': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
- 31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Filip Jörgensen.
- 32': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 32': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea). Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 35': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 41': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 41': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 42': VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea.
- 44': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
- 48': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 48': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 53': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 54': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 54': João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 3. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 58': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 58': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson Edward replaces Leon Bailey.
- 64': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 4. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 66': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 66': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 68': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Offside, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 73': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Malo Gusto.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt missed. Alysson Edward (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 82': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 84': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Cole Palmer.
- 90': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 90'+5': Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 90'+6': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 4.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 4.
Statistics
 CHE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.9 | Possession | 43.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 515 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 565 | Passes | 431 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 15 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,084
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,084
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash  |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Jørgensen (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 21 | Jorrel Hato |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 49 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
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