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Premier League · Matchweek 16

Chelsea vs Aston Villa lineups

Chelsea host Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on 19 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 16 of the Premier League. They last met on 4 March 2026, when Chelsea won 4-1.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Stamford Bridge, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 16

Chelsea vs Aston Villa 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.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa head to head

16
Chelsea wins
6
Draws
9
Aston Villa wins

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

Recent Chelsea vs Aston Villa 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

Chelsea vs Aston Villa history

Chelsea have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Aston Villa last won at Stamford Bridge on 27 December 2025, by 2-1. 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.

Stamford Bridge

Chelsea play at Stamford Bridge in London. The ground holds 41,841. Aston Villa have won there three times in ten visits, most recently in December 2025. Chelsea have won four of those, with three drawn. The pitch is grass. Aston Villa's most recent visit was on 27 December 2025, a 2-1 win.

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.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Chelsea vs Aston Villa?
Chelsea vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 19 December 2026 at Stamford Bridge in London. The match is Matchweek 16 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Chelsea vs Aston Villa 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. Chelsea have won 16 of the 31 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 9.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea at Villa Park

Updated 9 August 2026