Aston Villa vs Chelsea Preview

Aston Villa host Chelsea at Villa Park on Wednesday evening for a 19:30 GMT kick-off in a Premier League fixture that sees two sides arriving in poor recent form. Villa head into the match having lost their most recent outing, a 0-2 away defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27th February. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 at home to Leeds United on 21st February and lost 1-3 at home to Newcastle United in the FA Cup on 14th February. Earlier in the sequence, they won 1-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on 11th February and drew 1-1 away at AFC Bournemouth on 7th February. It has been a difficult run for the hosts — two defeats, two draws and just one win across the last five — and their season stats reflect a side that is performing well below their potential. Villa have 38 goals scored and a goal difference of +8, with 30 conceded, but the recent inconsistency will be a concern heading into a fixture against a Chelsea side who are similarly off-colour.

Chelsea arrive at Villa Park in no better shape, their most recent result a 1-2 away defeat at Arsenal on 1st March. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 at home to Burnley on 21st February and won 4-0 away at Hull City in the FA Cup on 13th February. Earlier in the sequence, they drew 2-2 at home to Leeds United on 10th February and won 3-1 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 7th February. Two wins, two draws and a loss leaves Chelsea’s form looking similar to Villa’s — workmanlike but without any real authority. Their attacking numbers are stronger — 48 goals scored and a goal difference of +17 — but they have also conceded 31, almost identical to Villa’s defensive output in that regard. This is a match where neither side will be brimming with confidence.

The head-to-head record over the last five meetings is evenly split — Aston Villa have won two, Chelsea have won two, and there is one draw. Most recently, Aston Villa won 2-1 away at Chelsea on 27th December 2025. Chelsea won 3-0 at home on 1st December 2024. With the record so level, home advantage at Villa Park could prove decisive on Wednesday evening.

Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch on TNT Sports 3 or discovery+, while viewers in the USA can follow on USA Network or UNIVERSO. Fans in Australia can stream via Stan Sport, and German supporters can tune in on Sky Sport 4 or WOW.

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Aston Villa — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Feb 27, 2026
D	Aston Villa	1-1	Leeds United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
L	Aston Villa	1-3	Newcastle United	English FA Cup	Feb 14, 2026
W	Aston Villa	1-0	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Feb 11, 2026
D	AFC Bournemouth	1-1	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Feb 7, 2026

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Chelsea — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Arsenal	2-1	Chelsea	English Premier League	Mar 1, 2026
D	Chelsea	1-1	Burnley	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
W	Hull City	0-4	Chelsea	English FA Cup	Feb 13, 2026
D	Chelsea	2-2	Leeds United	English Premier League	Feb 10, 2026
W	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-3	Chelsea	English Premier League	Feb 7, 2026

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Head To Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Chelsea	1-2	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 27, 2025
Aston Villa	2-1	Chelsea	English Premier League	Feb 22, 2025
Chelsea	3-0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 1, 2024
Aston Villa	2-2	Chelsea	English Premier League	Apr 27, 2024
Aston Villa	1-3	Chelsea	English FA Cup	Feb 7, 2024

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 3, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 3, discovery+, discovery+ App
USA	USA Network, UNIVERSO
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Germany	Sky Sport 4/HD, Sky Go, WOW
Spain	DAZN Spain
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
India	JioHotstar
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League 3