Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea
2025-02-22 · Matchweek 26
· Referee: Michael Oliver · VAR: Paul Tierney
A quiet game for the whistle — 4 bookings, 1–3; both sides handled about as usual.
How Michael Oliver refereed it
Oliver showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 31 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 15 | 16 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | E. Fernández | 0-1 |
| 56' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Enzo Fernández | 0-1 |
| 57' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | Marco Asensio | 1-1 |
| 59' | Goal confirmed | Aston Villa | Marco Asensio | 1-1 |
| 69' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | John McGinn | 1-1 |
| 72' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Christopher Nkunku | 1-1 |
| 89' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Moisés Caicedo | 1-1 |
| 89' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | Marco Asensio | 2-1 |