English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Chelsea WDWDL 4
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Aston Villa DWLDL 1
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CHE044
AVL101
Villa Park · 42,084 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:49 Hutchison: Chelsea 'absolutely outstanding' in win over Aston Villa Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 21Douglas LuizLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Ross BarkleySUB
  2. 47AlyssonSUB
  3. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  4. 19Jadon SanchoSUB
  5. 14Pau TorresSUB
  6. 40Marco BizotSUB
  7. 3Victor LindelöfSUB
  8. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  9. 18Tammy AbrahamSUB

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 12Filip JørgensenG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  3. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 21Jorrel HatoLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 25Moisés CaicedoCM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoLF
  11. 10Cole PalmerRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Andrey SantosSUB
  2. 9Liam DelapSUB
  3. 1Robert SánchezSUB
  4. 4Tosin AdarabioyoSUB
  5. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB
  6. 38Marc GuiuSUB
  7. 19Mamadou SarrSUB
  8. 45Romeo LaviaSUB
  9. 3Marc CucurellaSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 32' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
  6. 54' João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 58' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 58' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  11. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Douglas Luiz.
  12. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson Edward replaces Leon Bailey.
  13. 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.
  14. 68' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
  16. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Malo Gusto.
  17. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Enzo Fernández.
  18. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
  19. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  20. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Cole Palmer.

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