Chelsea vs Aston Villa

1 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Nicolas Jackson 7’
  • Enzo Fernández 36’
  • Cole Palmer 83’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Aston Villa. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

Nicolas Jackson put Chelsea ahead in the 7th minute, Enzo Fernández made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, set up by Cole Palmer, and Cole Palmer made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute, set up by Noni Madueke.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Aston Villa's 0.88 from 10.

Match stats

Chelsea Aston Villa
17 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.95 xG 0.88
1.95 Non-penalty xG 0.88
4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Aston Villa
Kick-off
Nicolas Jackson1-0 (Chelsea)
7’
Enzo Fernández
Assist: Cole Palmer
2-0 (Chelsea)
36’
Half-time2-0
Cole Palmer
Assist: Noni Madueke
3-0 (Chelsea)
83’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • João Félix
  • Noni Madueke
Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Jaden Philogene-Bidace

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.88 7’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 1-0 7’ 36’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 2-0 36’ 83’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 3-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.88 7’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 1-0 Jackson 7’ 36’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 2-0 Fernández 36’ 83’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 3-0 Palmer 83’
Chelsea 2.01 xGAston Villa 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Chelsea attacking 
89’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 30’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 15’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 25’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 75’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 90+1’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 7’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 47’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 25’ Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 13’ Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 30’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 15’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 25’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 75’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 90+1’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 7’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 47’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 13’ Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Moisés Caicedo DEF900 0.000.193
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana DEF650 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF900 0.000.000
Enzo Fernández MID9011 0.110.182
Romeo Lavia MID901 0.080.000
Pedro Neto MID901 0.040.000
Cole Palmer MID90115 0.420.192
Jadon Sancho MID762 0.150.000
Nicolas Jackson FWD7613 0.550.041
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi Sub250 0.000.000
Christopher Nkunku Sub141 0.050.121
Noni Madueke Sub1411 0.040.031
Malo Gusto Sub10 0.000.000
João Félix Sub12 0.570.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 56% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Aston Villa win 21% Avg odds 4.66

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.