Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa (Dec 27, 2025)

CHE

AVL

30'

Matty Cash

37'

João Pedro

Assist: Reece James

HT 1-0

57'

Morgan Rogers

57'

Reece James

58'

Ollie Watkins

Emiliano Buendía

59'

Jadon Sancho

Donyell Malen

59'

Amadou Onana

John McGinn

63'

Ollie Watkins

68'

Trevoh Chalobah

69'

Malo Gusto

Marc Cucurella

69'

Liam Delap

João Pedro

69'

Jamie Gittens

Alejandro Garnacho

71'

Moisés Caicedo

71'

Liam Delap

72'

Estevão

Cole Palmer

78'

Boubacar Kamara

83'

Lucas Digne

Ian Maatsen

83'

Lamar Bogarde

Boubacar Kamara

84'

Ollie Watkins

Assist: Youri Tielemans

90'

+4

Enzo Fernández

FT 1-2

CHE

Team Stats

AVL

Possession

63%

37%

2.14

xG

1.05

14 (3)

Shots (On Target)

11 (8)

44

Touches in Opp Box

17

6

Corners

7

Top Performers

Rating

9.6

Watkins

AVL

xG

1.39

Pedro

CHE

Chances Created

3

Rogers

AVL

Take-ons

2

Tielemans

AVL

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	21	15	4	2	26	49
2	Man City	21	13	4	4	26	43
3	Aston Villa	21	13	4	4	9	43
4	Liverpool	21	10	5	6	4	35
5	Brentford	21	10	3	8	7	33
6	Newcastle	21	9	5	7	5	32
7	Man United	21	8	8	5	4	32
8	Chelsea	21	8	7	6	10	31
9	Fulham	21	9	4	8	0	31
10	Sunderland	21	7	9	5	-1	30
11	Brighton	21	7	8	6	3	29
12	Everton	21	8	5	8	-2	29
13	Crystal Palace	21	7	7	7	-1	28
14	Tottenham	21	7	6	8	3	27
15	Bournemouth	21	6	8	7	-6	26
16	Leeds	21	5	7	9	-8	22
17	Nottm Forest	21	6	3	12	-13	21
18	West Ham	21	3	5	13	-21	14
19	Burnley	21	3	4	14	-19	13
20	Wolves	21	1	4	16	-26	7

Game Summary

Chelsea fell to Aston Villa, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on December 27.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 18

December 27, 2025

Stamford Bridge

London, England

8° C

5 km/h ENE

Referee Stuart Attwell

Assistant Ref Constantine Hatzidakis

Assistant Ref Adam Nunn

Fourth Official Tim Robinson

Video Referee Paul Howard

CHE

4-2-3-1

1

7.4

Sánchez

69'

6.7

Cucurella

5

5.4

Badiashile

23

6.1

Chalobah

7.3

James

6.3

Fernández

7.6

Caicedo

69'

6.8

Garnacho

72'

6.0

Palmer

6.1

Neto

69'

8.4

Pedro

6.7

Martínez

22

83'

7.1

Maatsen

3

7.3

Nilsson-Lindelöf

4

7.6

Konsa

2

6.8

Cash

10

58'

6.5

Buendía

8

7.7

Tielemans

44

83'

6.4

Kamara

7

59'

6.0

McGinn

6.7

Rogers

17

59'

6.2

Malen

AVL

4-4-2

CHE

Managers

AVL

Enzo Maresca

Unai Emery

CHE

Substitutes

AVL

6.5

9

Delap

69'

9.6

11

Watkins

58'

6.8

11

Gittens

69'

6.7

19

Sancho

59'

6.3

27

Gusto

69'

6.9

24

Onana

59'

6.6

41

Estevão

72'

6.7

12

Digne

83'

12

Jørgensen

6.4

26

Bogarde

83'

4

Adarabioyo

40

Bizot

29

Fofana

20

Jimoh

34

Acheampong

53

Hemmings

17

Santos

16

García

2'

C. Palmer misses the shot.

8'

M. Caicedo commits a foul.

9'

M. Caicedo commits a foul.

11'

E. Buendía commits a foul.

15'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

18'

E. Fernández misses the shot.

21'

M. Caicedo made a shot on target.

21'

C. Palmer made a shot on target.

21'

E. Fernández commits a foul.

24'

J. Pedro made a shot on target.

26'

E. Fernández made a shot on target.

27'

M. Caicedo commits a foul.

28'

I. Maatsen commits a foul.

30'

M. Cash commits a foul.

30'

M. Cash receives a yellow card.

34'

R. James misses the shot.

37'

J. Pedro scores a goal. R. James assists on the shot.

39'

E. Fernández commits a foul.

40'

J. Pedro made a shot on target.

40'

J. McGinn commits a foul.

42'

C. Palmer made a shot on target.

44'

M. Caicedo commits a foul.

45'

E. Buendía commits a foul.

45'

A. Garnacho commits a foul.

45'

B. Badiashile commits a foul.

46'

E. Fernández commits a foul.

47'

P. Neto takes a corner.

48'

A. Garnacho commits a foul.

51'

M. Rogers made a shot on target.

52'

M. Cash takes a corner.

53'

R. James takes a corner.

54'

B. Kamara commits a foul.

55'

E. Buendía made a shot on target.

57'

M. Rogers receives a yellow card.

57'

R. James receives a yellow card.

57'

M. Rogers takes a corner.

58'

A. Garnacho misses the shot.

58'

O. Watkins enters the game. E. Buendía leaves the game.

59'

J. Sancho enters the game. D. Malen leaves the game.

59'

A. Onana enters the game. J. McGinn leaves the game.

61'

B. Kamara made a shot on target.

63'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

63'

O. Watkins scores a goal.

64'

J. Pedro commits a foul.

66'

I. Maatsen made a shot on target.

67'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

68'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

68'

T. Chalobah commits a foul.

68'

T. Chalobah receives a yellow card.

69'

M. Gusto enters the game. M. Cucurella leaves the game.

69'

L. Delap enters the game. J. Pedro leaves the game.

69'

J. Gittens enters the game. A. Garnacho leaves the game.

70'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

71'

M. Caicedo commits a foul.

71'

M. Caicedo receives a yellow card.

71'

L. Delap receives a yellow card.

72'

Estevão enters the game. C. Palmer leaves the game.

73'

M. Rogers misses the shot.

75'

Y. Tielemans commits a foul.

76'

R. James made a shot on target.

77'

E. Fernández commits a foul.

78'

B. Kamara receives a yellow card.

79'

P. Neto takes a corner.

81'

J. Gittens made a shot on target.

81'

R. James takes a corner.

82'

R. James takes a corner.

83'

L. Digne enters the game. I. Maatsen leaves the game.

83'

L. Bogarde enters the game. B. Kamara leaves the game.

84'

O. Watkins scores a goal. Y. Tielemans assists on the shot.

87'

P. Neto made a shot on target.

88'

J. Sancho made a shot on target.

88'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

89'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

90'

R. Sánchez commits a foul.

90'

L. Digne made a shot on target.

90'

M. Caicedo commits a foul.

90'

E. Fernández receives a yellow card.

All

1st

2nd

CHE

Attacking Stats

AVL

Possession

63%

37%

2.14

xG | Expand

1.05

14

Shots

11

3

Shots on Target

8

11

Shots off Target

3

7

Shots Blocked

2

0

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

3

695

Touches

496

44

Touches in Opp Box

17

5/8 (63%)

Take-ons

4/14 (29%)

6

Corners

7

CHE

Passing Stats

AVL

1.27

xA | Expand

0.66

2

Big Chances Created

2

9

Chances Created

7

471/527 (89%)

Passes

260/327 (80%)

8

Key Passes

6

45

Long Ball Passes

43

182

Final Third Passes

64

4/29 (14%)

Crosses

1/8 (13%)

0/0 (0%)

Through Balls

1/1 (100%)

0

Offsides

0

CHE

Defending Stats

AVL

26

Tackles

8

19

Tackles Won

2

0

Last Man Tackles

0

9

Interceptions

4

9

Clearances

30

58

Recoveries

44

0

Errors Leading to Shot

1

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

6

Goalkeeper Saves

2

CHE

Other Stats

AVL

5

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

0

16

Fouls

8

50

Duels Won

33

11

Aerials Won

6

Corners Won

7

113

Possessions Lost

108

5

Times Dispossessed

16

CHE

AVL

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
João Pedro J. Pedro #20	8.4	68	1	0	2	1.39
Moisés Caicedo M. Caicedo #25	7.6	90	0	0	0	0.06
Reece James R. James #24	7.3	90	0	1	0	0.11
Alejandro Garnacho A. Garnacho #49	6.8	68	0	0	0	0.03
Jamie Gittens J. Gittens #11	6.8	22	0	0	0	0.06
Marc Cucurella M. Cucurella #3	6.7	68	0	0	0	0.00
Estevão Estevão #41	6.6	19	0	0	0	0.00
Liam Delap L. Delap #9	6.5	22	0	0	0	0.00
Malo Gusto M. Gusto #27	6.3	22	0	0	0	0.00
Enzo Fernández E. Fernández #8	6.3	90	0	0	0	0.26
Trevoh Chalobah T. Chalobah #23	6.1	90	0	0	0	0.00
Pedro Neto P. Neto #7	6.1	90	0	0	0	0.02
Cole Palmer C. Palmer #10	6.0	71	0	0	1	0.21
Benoît Badiashile B. Badiashile #5	5.4	90	0	0	0	0.00