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Chelsea Thrash Aston Villa in High-Scoring Affair
Birmingham – Chelsea displayed their offensive prowess by defeating Aston Villa at Villa Park in a match that ended with a decisive scoreline. The match, played on March 4, 2026, as part of the Premier League’s 29th matchday, was a goal fest from the start.
Aston Villa took an early lead, in the second minute, with a goal from Douglas Luiz assisted by L. Bailey. However, Chelsea responded emphatically. Joao Pedro was the standout player of the match, scoring four goals (at 35′, 45′, 55′ and 64′), leading his team’s offense. C. Palmer also joined the goal-scoring party at 55′. A goal by O. Watkins for Aston Villa was disallowed for offside in the 41st minute.
Ball possession favored Chelsea, who controlled 58% of the ball, generating 15 shots, 8 of which were on target. Aston Villa, with 42% possession, tried to respond with 9 shots, but only 4 of them found the opponent’s goal. The match was also characterized by a high number of fouls (19 in total) and yellow cards (5). Australian referee Jarred Gillett had a busy afternoon at Villa Park.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 46 M. Cash came in and L. Bogarde went out., at minute 63 E. Buendia came in and J. Sancho went out., at minute 63 Douglas Luiz came in and R. Barkley went out., at minute 63 L. Bailey came in and Alysson went out., at minute 72 O. Watkins came in and T. Abraham went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 75 M. Gusto came in and R. Lavia went out., at minute 79 W. Fofana came in and T. Adarabioyo went out., at minute 79 E. Fernandez came in and M. Cucurella went out., at minute 85 Joao Pedro came in and L. Delap went out., at minute 85 C. Palmer came in and Andrey Santos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
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