Chelsea vs Aston Villa Preview

Chelsea host Aston Villa in a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, with kick-off scheduled for 17:30 GMT. The Blues enter this fixture having drawn 2-2 away to Newcastle United on December 20th. Prior to that, they won 3-1 away at Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup and secured a 2-0 home victory over Everton in the Premier League. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 2-1 away to Atalanta in the Champions League and drew 0-0 away to Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Aston Villa arrive at Stamford Bridge in exceptional form, having won all five of their last matches across all competitions. Their most recent outing saw them claim a 2-1 home victory over Manchester United on December 21st. Before that, they won 3-2 away at West Ham United and secured a 2-1 away triumph at FC Basel in the Europa League. Earlier in this impressive run, they beat Arsenal 2-1 at home and won 4-3 away at Brighton & Hove Albion, both in the Premier League.

The head-to-head record is evenly balanced, with Chelsea winning two of the last five meetings, Aston Villa winning one and two draws. Most recently, Aston Villa claimed a 2-1 home win in February 2025, while Chelsea won 3-0 at home in the previous encounter in December 2024.

Fans across the globe can tune in to watch this Premier League clash. In the UK and Ireland, the match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with streaming available via Sky Go UK, NOW and SKY GO Extra. US viewers can catch the action on NBC, UNIVERSO and Peacock. Canadian fans can watch on DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada, while Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport. Spanish audiences can tune in on DAZN Spain and Movistar Plus+, French viewers can watch on Canal+ Foot and Canal+ Live 2, while Danish fans can stream on Viaplay Denmark and TV3 MAX. Indian supporters can watch on Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar and Star Sports Select 1, while coverage across Africa is available through SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2 and DStv Now in numerous territories.

Chelsea Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Newcastle United	2-2	Chelsea	English Premier League	Dec 20, 2025
W	Cardiff City	1-3	Chelsea	English Carabao Cup	Dec 16, 2025
W	Chelsea	2-0	Everton	English Premier League	Dec 13, 2025
L	Atalanta	2-1	Chelsea	Champions League	Dec 9, 2025
D	AFC Bournemouth	0-0	Chelsea	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2025

Aston Villa Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Aston Villa	2-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Dec 21, 2025
W	West Ham United	2-3	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025
W	FC Basel	1-2	Aston Villa	Europa League	Dec 11, 2025
W	Aston Villa	2-1	Arsenal	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2025
W	Brighton & Hove Albion	3-4	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 3, 2025

Head-to-Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
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
Chelsea	0-0	Aston Villa	English FA Cup	Jan 26, 2024

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
UK	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra
USA	NBC, UNIVERSO, Peacock
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Spain	DAZN Spain, Movistar Plus+
France	Canal+ Foot, Canal+ Live 2
Denmark	Viaplay Denmark, TV3 MAX
India	Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar, Star Sports Select 1
Ireland	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra
South Africa	SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport Premier League, DStv App