Premier League · 2024

Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa · Premier League

Chelsea

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3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 3–0.

Shots
1710
Shots on target
84
Expected goals
1.691.23
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3–0. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Aston Villa): shots 17–10, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 1.69–1.23, possession 64%–36%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Aston Villa's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Aston Villa's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.46 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.46 goals/match1.42 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.85 corners/matchCornersChelsea · Aston Villa5.85 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricChelseaAston VillaBaseline
Corners5.85 corners/match5.85 corners/match5.15 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots10 shotsChelsea 17 shots, Aston Villa 10 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots4 shotsChelsea 8 shots, Aston Villa 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.69 xG1.23 xGChelsea 1.69 xG, Aston Villa 1.23 xG
  • Possession64%36%Chelsea 64%, Aston Villa 36%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersChelsea 3 corners, Aston Villa 4 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls6 foulsChelsea 21 fouls, Aston Villa 6 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Cole Palmer · Chelsea · 83′ · 0.02 xG · goalJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Aston Villa · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPedro Neto · Chelsea · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJadon Sancho · Chelsea · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCole Palmer · Chelsea · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJadon Sancho · Chelsea · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRoss Barkley · Aston Villa · 72′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedChristopher Nkunku · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 68′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEnzo Fernández · Chelsea · 36′ · 0.07 xG · goalPau Torres · Aston Villa · 90′ · 0.07 xG · on targetCole Palmer · Chelsea · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Chelsea · 88′ · 0.08 xG · on targetNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 88′ · 0.09 xG · on targetNicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 7′ · 0.10 xG · goalNicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 53′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedCole Palmer · Chelsea · 75′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 90′ · 0.13 xG · on targetNicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 30′ · 0.16 xG · on targetJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 57′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedRoméo Lavia · Chelsea · 25′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Chelsea · 88′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedCole Palmer · Chelsea · 25′ · 0.27 xG · on targetOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 45′ · 0.30 xG · on targetOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 15′ · 0.36 xG · on target
  • off target
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  • goal
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Chelsea: 17 shots, 8 on target, 1.75 xG. Aston Villa: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.24 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 7′Enzo Fernández · Chelsea · 36′Cole Palmer · Chelsea · 83′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Chelsea 1.75 xG · Aston Villa 1.24 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Chelsea
1Draws
2Aston Villa
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League2–2
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League0–1
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League0–2
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League0–2
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Chelsea favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Aston Villa in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Chelsea13 matchesAston Villa13 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/131.46 goals/match
1.08 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.69 goals/match
1.87 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/131.62 xG/match
14.4 shots/match ▲Shots13/1312.5 shots/match
5.46 shots/match ▲Shots on target13/134 shots/match
56.1% ●Possession13/1351%
5.85 corners/matchCorners13/135.85 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Dec 2024, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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