Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 4 March 2026
Result
Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea
Premier League · Wednesday 4 March 2026, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-2
Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea: match report
Aston Villa were beaten by Chelsea 1-4 in the Premier League on Wednesday 4 March 2026. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Douglas Luiz opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Aston Villa's goal came from Douglas Luiz (2'). Chelsea scored through João Pedro (35'), João Pedro (45+6'), Cole Palmer (55') and João Pedro (64').
Discipline: Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Aston Villa were 4th on 51 points from 28 and Chelsea 6th on 45 points from 28. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 4th with 65 points, and Chelsea 10th with 52.
Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to João Pedro of Chelsea (9.7), ahead of Cole Palmer (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Aston Villa wins, 2 draws and 4 for Chelsea.
Key events
- 2'Goal · Douglas Luiz
- 32'Yellow card · Matty Cash
- 35'Goal · João Pedro
- 45+6'Goal · João Pedro
- 54'Yellow card · João Pedro
- 55'Goal · Cole Palmer
- 58'Yellow card · Enzo Fernández
- 58'Yellow card · Morgan Rogers
- 64'Goal · João Pedro
- 68'Yellow card · Ollie Watkins
Head-to-head
Team news
Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)
Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Amadou Onana, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Emiliano Buendía, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)
Filip Jørgensen, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Jorrel Hato, Reece James, M. Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Alejandro Garnacho