Sunday , 16 August 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Aston Villa FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 26 Dec 2021 · 17:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Emiliano Martinez 33' Y
Tyrone Mings 65' Y
Y 70' Marcos Alonso
Ezri Konsa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
8
Aston Villa FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2021-09-11 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-05-23 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2020-06-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–3 L
14 Dec Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–2 L
27 Nov Crystal Palace FC A 2–1 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 3–1 W
19 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
16 Dec Everton FC H 1–1 D
11 Dec Leeds United FC H 3–2 W
08 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 3–3 D
04 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Chelsea FC
#11 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Aston Villa FC to score. At the same time, Chelsea FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Jacob Ramsey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' England international Mason Mount has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Reece James gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Emiliano Martinez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 34' Jorginho does the damage! The net is bulging and Chelsea FC surge ahead!
  • 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The Chelsea FC bench stirs into life. Trevoh Chalobah is withdrawn and Romelu Lukaku gets his opportunity.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 52 minute. Thiago Silva leaves to be changed by Andreas Christensen.
  • 56' Romelu Lukaku doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 63 minute. N'Golo Kante leaves to be changed by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tyrone Mings on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Marcos Alonso was booked on 70.
  • 73' Bertrand Traore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Ings on 73 minute.
  • 74' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Emiliano Buendia by Carney Chukwuemeka on 74 minute.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Morgan Sanson is replaced by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 81' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 86' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Ezri Konsa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mason Mount 3
Ollie Watkins 3
Enzo Fernandez 3
Romelu Lukaku 3
Olivier Giroud 2
Conor Gallagher 2
Anwar El Ghazi 2
Nicolas Jackson 2

Head to Head

2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2021-09-11 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-05-23 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2020-06-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC L 2021-12-14 Norwich City FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-12-01 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W 2021-12-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2021-12-16 Chelsea FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2021-12-11 Chelsea FC 3–2 Leeds United FC W 2021-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–3 Chelsea FC D 2021-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–2 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.63 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC24% Draw34% Chelsea FC42%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Chelsea FC
76%
Aston Villa FC or Chelsea FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC14% Draw59% Chelsea FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21%
0 – 1
18.1%
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
3.8%
0 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
2.2%
0 – 4
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 15% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 26% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.