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26 December 2021 at 17:30

13
Full Time
Premier League · Season 2021
Referee: M. Atkinson

Match Summary

Chelsea defeated Aston Villa 3:1. The match was played in Premier League 2021. Goals were scored by R. James 28′ (o.g.), Jorginho 34′ (pen.), R. Lukaku 56′, Jorginho 90′ (pen.). 4 yellow cards were shown. Aston Villa had 42% possession while Chelsea held 58%. Aston Villa had 8 shots (1 on target) compared to 10 (4 on target) for Chelsea. Aston Villa made 3 substitutions, Chelsea made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Aston Villa and Chelsea — 4 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Aston Villa
Chelsea
Kick Off
R. James

Own Goal

28′
34′
Jorginho

Penalty

Half Time
46′
T. ChalobahR. Lukaku
52′
Thiago SilvaA. Christensen
56′
R. Lukaku

assist: C. Hudson-Odoi

63′
N. KantéM. Kovačić
Tyrone Mings65′
70′Marcos Alonso
D. IngsB. Traoré
73′
E. BuendíaCarney Chukwuemeka
74′
M. SansonA. El Ghazi
76′
Ezri Konsa90+2′
90+3′
Jorginho

Penalty

Full Time

Match Statistics

Aston Villa had 42% possession against Chelsea's 58%. Aston Villa registered 8 shots (1 on target) while Chelsea managed 10 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 2–5. Fouls committed: 8–11.

1Shots on Goal4
2Shots off Goal3
8Total Shots10
5Blocked Shots3
5Shots insidebox9
3Shots outsidebox1
8Fouls11
2Corner Kicks5
2Offsides2
42%Ball Possession58%
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves1
446Total passes609
382Passes accurate541
86%Passes %89%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Aston Villa have recorded 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Chelsea show 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Aston Villa

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Chelsea

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Head to Head

Aston Villa and Chelsea have met 2 times — Aston Villa won 1, Chelsea won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. A combined 8 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.00 per match (3 for the home side, 5 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–4 in 2026.

1

Aston Villa

0

Drawn

1

Chelsea

Goals: 3Goals: 5

Recent Meetings (2)

4 Mar 2026Aston Villa1 – 4Chelsea
27 Dec 2025Chelsea1 – 2Aston Villa

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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