1 CHE

2 AST

CHE 1

2 AST

Chelsea
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Aston Villa

Premier League, Round 18
Saturday, December 27, 2025 5:30 PM
Stamford Bridge

Result

1-2

Match Recap

João Pedro 37'

Oliver Watkins 63'

Oliver Watkins 84'

Match Events

Second Half 1 - 2

Enzo Fernández

Yellow Card

90+4'

84'

Oliver Watkins

Youri Tielemans

83'

Lucas Digne

Ian Maatsen

83'

Lamare Bogarde

Boubacar Kamara

78'

Boubacar Kamara

Yellow Card

Estêvão

Cole Palmer

72'

Moisés Caicedo

Yellow Card

71'

Liam Delap

Yellow Card

71'

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

Alejandro Garnacho

69'

Liam Delap

João Pedro

69'

Malo Gusto

Marc Cucurella

69'

Trevoh Chalobah

Yellow Card

68'

63'

Oliver Watkins

Goal

59'

Amadou Onana

John McGinn

59'

Jadon Sancho

Donyell Malen

59'

Oliver Watkins

Emiliano Buendía

Reece James

Yellow Card

57'

Morgan Rogers

Yellow Card

First Half 1 - 0

João Pedro

Reece James

37'

30'

Matty Cash

Yellow Card

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Expected Goals (xG)

2.14

1.05

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Premier League
Season	Premier League 2025/26
Round	Round 18
Date	December 27, 2025
Time	17:30
Venue	Stamford Bridge
Result	1 - 2

Lineups

Chelsea

1. R. Sánchez Robert Sánchez

24. R. James Reece James

23. T. Chalobah Trevoh Chalobah

5. B. Badiashile Benoît Badiashile

3. M. Cucurella Marc Cucurella

25. M. Caicedo Moisés Caicedo

8. E. Fernández Enzo Fernández

7. P. Neto Pedro Neto

10. C. Palmer Cole Palmer

49. A. Garnacho Alejandro Garnacho

20. J. Pedro João Pedro

27. M. Rogers Morgan Rogers

17. D. Malen Donyell Malen

10. E. Buendía Emiliano Buendía

8. Y. Tielemans Youri Tielemans

44. B. Kamara Boubacar Kamara

7. J. McGinn John McGinn

22. I. Maatsen Ian Maatsen

3. V. Lindelöf Victor Lindelöf

4. E. Konsa Ezri Konsa

2. M. Cash Matty Cash

23. E. Martínez Emiliano Martínez

Aston Villa

Substitutes

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Unused Players

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Match Articles

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Form before the match

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Previous Fixtures

Premier League 2024/25

February 22, 2025

Aston Villa

Chelsea

December 1, 2024

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Premier League 2023/24

April 27, 2024

Aston Villa

Chelsea

FA Cup 2023/24

February 7, 2024

Aston Villa

Chelsea

January 26, 2024

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Premier League 2023/24

September 24, 2023

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Upcoming Fixtures

Premier League 2025/26

March 4, 2026

Aston Villa

Chelsea

Standings

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qualified for Champions League
1	Arsenal	34	22	7	5	64	26	38	73
2	Manchester City	33	21	7	5	66	29	37	70
3	Manchester United	34	17	10	7	60	46	14	61
4	Liverpool	34	17	7	10	57	44	13	58
5	Aston Villa	34	17	7	10	47	42	5	58
Qualified for Europa League
6	Brighton	34	13	11	10	48	39	9	50
Qualified for Conference League
7	Bournemouth	34	11	16	7	52	52	0	49

8	Chelsea	34	13	9	12	53	45	8	48
9	Brentford	34	13	9	12	49	46	3	48
10	Fulham	34	14	6	14	44	46	-2	48
11	Everton	34	13	8	13	41	41	0	47
12	Sunderland	34	12	10	12	36	45	-9	46
13	Crystal Palace	33	11	10	12	36	39	-3	43
14	Newcastle	34	12	6	16	46	50	-4	42
15	Leeds	34	9	13	12	44	51	-7	40
16	Nottingham Forest	34	10	9	15	41	45	-4	39
17	West Ham	34	9	9	16	42	58	-16	36
Relegation to Championship
18	Tottenham	34	8	10	16	43	53	-10	34
19	Burnley	34	4	8	22	34	68	-34	20
20	Wolves	34	3	8	23	24	62	-38	17

Updated December 27, 2025 7:25 PM