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Premier League · Matchweek 27

Aston Villa vs Chelsea lineups

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Aston Villa host Chelsea at Villa Park on 27 February 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 27 of the Premier League. They last met on 4 March 2026, when Chelsea won 4-1.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea match facts

Kick-off
Sat 27 Feb 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 27

Aston Villa vs Chelsea lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea head to head

9
Aston Villa wins
6
Draws
16
Chelsea wins

32–60 on goals in 31 meetings since 16 October 2010

Recent Aston Villa vs Chelsea results

  1. Aston Villa1–4ChelseaVilla Park
  2. Chelsea1–2Aston VillaStamford Bridge
  3. Aston Villa2–1ChelseaVilla Park
  4. Chelsea3–0Aston VillaStamford Bridge
  5. Aston Villa2–2ChelseaVilla Park

All in the Premier League

Aston Villa vs Chelsea history

Aston Villa have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Chelsea last won at Villa Park on 4 March 2026, by 4-1. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Chelsea hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, seven meetings.

Villa Park

Aston Villa play at Villa Park in Birmingham. The ground holds 42,824. Chelsea have won there seven times in ten visits, most recently in March 2026. Aston Villa have won two of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass.

Last meeting: Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea, March 2026

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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
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Chelsea, 4-3-3
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 23Damián MartínezG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 4Ezri KonsaD
  4. 5Tyrone MingsD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 24Amadou OnanaM
  7. 21Douglas LuizM
  8. 31Leon BaileyM
  9. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  10. 27Morgan RogersM
  11. 11Oliver WatkinsF

Bench

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 6Ross BarkleyM
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 26Lamare BogardeM
  6. 47Alysson EdwardF
  7. 12Lucas DigneD
  8. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  9. 19Jadon SanchoF

Coach: Unai Emery

Chelsea crest
ChelseaFormation 4-3-3
  1. 12Filip JörgensenG
  2. 27Malo GustoD
  3. 29Wesley FofanaD
  4. 23Trevoh ChalobahD
  5. 21Jorrel HatoD
  6. 24Reece JamesM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoM
  8. 8Enzo FernándezM
  9. 10Cole PalmerF
  10. 20João PedroF
  11. 49Alejandro GarnachoF

Bench

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileD
  3. 17Andrey SantosM
  4. 19Mamadou SarrD
  5. 38Marc GuiuF
  6. 4Abdul-Nasir AdarabioyoD
  7. 3Marc CucurellaD
  8. 9Liam DelapF
  9. 45Roméo LaviaM

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3 when the clubs last met, on 4 March 2026 in the Premier League. Chelsea won 4-1. Douglas Luiz, João Pedro and Cole Palmer scored. Damián Martínez and Filip Jörgensen started in goal.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea lineups — common questions

When is Aston Villa vs Chelsea?
Aston Villa vs Chelsea kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 27 February 2027 at Villa Park in Birmingham. The match is Matchweek 27 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Aston Villa vs Chelsea match?
In the meeting before this one, Chelsea won 4-1 on 4 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 2-1 on 27 December 2025 in the Premier League. Aston Villa have won 9 of the 31 meetings between the clubs and Chelsea have won 16.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge

Updated 9 August 2026