Aston Villa vs Chelsea in Premier League. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 27 stage in the 2026 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 2027-02-27T15:00:00Z. The match will be played at Villa Park in Birmingham. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Aston Villa and Chelsea. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Aston Villa vs Chelsea in Premier League. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 27 stage in the 2026 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 2027-02-27T15:00:00Z. The match will be played at Villa Park in Birmingham. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Aston Villa and Chelsea. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Premier LeagueAston Villa ASTChelsea CHERecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Spurs will play Charlton, Preston v EvertonBrentford away at Birmingham; Ipswich v LeicesterFive-time winners Chelsea have been handed a home draw against League One Luton in the second round of the Carabao Cup. Chelsea’s new manager, Xabi Alonso, will begin the club’s attempt to win the competition for the first time since 2015 later this month.Fellow Premier League side Tottenham have also benefited from a home draw, against Championship opponents Charlton. Continue reading...
Pedro Neto has been linked with a move away from Chelsea this summer. Arsenal have been mentioned as a potential destination, and Chelsea would be willing to sell the player for the right price. Simon Phillips said on his YouTube channel: “Chelsea would sell him if the money’s right. “I believe similar sort of money […] The post Arsenal join Liverpool and Tottenham in race for attacker with £75m price tag appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Aston Villa are in talks over a move for Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha. The 31-year-old became a target for Unai Emery after Amadou Onana suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee while playing for Belgium at the World Cup. Bayern are willing to let him leave two years after signing him for £47.4m from Fulham.
Aston Villa take on Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, and Matty Cash is hoping to build on a fine 2025-26 campaign. The post Cash: Aston Villa want to finish off work from last season in Super Cup appeared first on SoccerNews.
Andoni Iraola has work to do on his defence at Liverpool (Picture: Getty Images) Fikayo Tomori is being tipped for a departure from AC Milan this summer and there is plenty of Premier League interest in the England international. The 28-year-old has been with the Serie A giants since 2021 when he joined from Chelsea, initially on loan before making the move permanent for £25 million. The six-cap England international won Serie A in his first season at the club, but success has been harder to come by since. Milan finished fifth in the Italian top flight last season, leading to Max Allegri being sacked as manager and replaced by Ruben Amorim. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. Tomori was left on the bench as Milan were beaten 3-0 by his former side Chelsea in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. That does not necessarily spell the end of the centre-back’s time at the club, but given Amorim made 10 changes, it was not a good sign. With less than a year left on his contract at the San Siro, Italian publication Quotidiano Sportivo reports that he is likely to be sold this summer. Fikayo Tomori has been at AC Milan since 2021 (Picture: PA Wire) The report states that there is no shortage of interest from the Premier League, with a range of clubs keen on his signature. Liverpool are looking to revamp their defence under new boss Andoni Iraola and the same can be said about Newcastle under Matthias Jaissle. Both the Reds and the Magpies are interested in bringing Tomori back to England. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori with Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo (Picture: Getty Images) Newly-promoted Coventry City have also been credited with an interest and have the chance of pulling off a huge coup due to manager Frank Lampard’s connection with Tomori. The former England midfielder managed Tomori during his spell at Derby County and then guided his breakthrough into the first team at Chelsea. Attracting the experienced centre-back from AC Milan would be a huge signing for the Sky Blues, but clearly it is a huge task for Lampard to persuade Tomori with the likes of Liverpool also interested. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Anas asked: Nizaar, do you believe Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck are the missing pieces in Chelsea's team? Would it be enough should Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Neto depart? Nizaar said: I think, from a personality perspective, that both Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck fit that missing piece.
Former Man Utd and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre (Picture: Getty) Former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre believes only three teams are capable of winning the Premier League this season. Mikel Arteta is preparing for Arsenal’s title defence after the Gunners won the Premier League for the first time since 2004 last season. Arsenal were involved in another tense title race with Manchester City but ended up winning the Premier League by seven points. Man City will expect to challenge once again as the most dominant team in English football over the last decade, but it remains to be seen whether Enzo Maresca can successfully replace legendary manager Pep Guardiola. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. Manchester United recovered from a poor first-half to the season to climb to third once Michael Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim in the Old Trafford hot-seat. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa secured fourth ahead of defending champions Liverpool, who finished 25 points behind Arsenal despite a stunning spending spree last summer and decided to sack Arne Slot in the summer. Silvestre knows what it takes to win the Premier League, having played a part in four Manchester United title triumphs under Sir Alex Ferguson. Arsenal won the Premier League last season (Picture: Getty) The former France international insists it will be ‘tough’ for Arsenal to retain their Premier League trophy but views Manchester City and Liverpool as the only two ‘realistic’ contenders outside of the reigning champions. Asked how he believes Arsenal will fare during their title defence, Silvestre told Grosvenor Sport: ‘It might seem like an easy job but you have to manage all the egos and keep everybody happy. ‘The players should understand that there is no rest. You must keep improving the team and the squad. New Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca (Picture: Getty) ‘Mikel Arteta has already shown that he can compete with the very best. Right now he’s the best manager in the Premier League based on last season. ‘The challenge now is to remain in that position as number one and that’s tough in the Premier League. ‘There will be so much competition from Manchester City and Liverpool this season although at the moment they are the only two teams that are ready to compete for the title, realistically.’ Manchester United impressed under Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty) Silvestre’s former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra believes the Red Devils can continue to ‘rebuild’ and ‘compete’ for major honours once again. ‘Manchester United should never believe they are too far away,’ Evra told Stake. ‘This club was not built to accept second place. But belief without action is just talking. ‘You don’t become champions because you say the right sentence in an interview. You become champions because you work every day, build the right habits and perform when the pressure is highest. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZwv0I5DIzI/?hl=en&img_index=1 ‘If Arsenal can rebuild and compete again, of course United can. But now United have to prove it on the pitch. ‘When you are Manchester United, you don’t start the season dreaming about finishing fourth. Come on. That is not the standard Sir Alex Ferguson built into the club. ‘Of course you have to be realistic because the Premier League is tough. But the ambition has to be trophies. If top-four becomes the dream, then we have a problem. ‘Top-four can be a step. It can be a consequence of progress. But it should never be the limit of Manchester United. ‘I like what Michael Carrick is doing. He knows Manchester United because he lived it. He knows the standards, the history and what that dressing room should feel like. ‘Other clubs changing managers can help a little, maybe. But Manchester United should never build ambition around other clubs being unstable. United have to build
Who will win the Carabao Cup this season? (Photo: Getty) Chelsea and Tottenham have both been drawn at home in the second round of the Carabao Cup, with their campaigns getting underway this month. The Carabao Cup kicked-off proper last weekend, with clubs up and down the EFL battling it out, all dreaming of reaching the final at Wembley in March. The second round of the competition is when things heat up as the 11 Premier League teams who did not qualify for Europe enter the draw. That means that, rather unusually, two of England’s biggest clubs, Chelsea and Tottenham are in the hat and will have to play an extra round compared to their typical rivals. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. By virtue of qualifying for the Champions League, holders Manchester City and last season’s finalists Arsenal will enter the cup in round three, as will Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool. The same applies for Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Sunderland and Brighton, who are competing in the Europa League and Conference League this season. Carabao Cup round two draw Man City beat Arsenal in last season’s Carabao Cup final (Photo: Getty) Northern section draw Stoke City v Hull CityNewcastle v West Bromwich AlbionBlackburn v Sheffield UnitedNottingham Forest v LeedsDoncaster Rovers v MiddlesbroughBarnsley v CrewePreston v EvertonBlackpool v LincolnSheffield Wednesday v WolvesBradford v BurnleyFleetwood v Shrewsbury Xabi Alonso will get an early taste of Carabao as Chelsea boss (Picture: Getty Images) Southern section draw Walsall v Leyton OrientIpswich v LeicesterCardiff v NorwichStevenage v ReadingCambridge v MillwallBirmingham v BrentfordSouthampton v West HamWatford v PeterboroughFulham v AFC WimbledonPlymouth/Exeter v CoventryChelsea v LutonTottenham Hotspur v Charlton When is the Carabao Cup second round? All second round matches are due to be played during the week commencing Monday, August 24. The nine Premier League clubs in European competition join in round three, with those fixtures beginning in the week commencing September 7. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Napoli's pre-season preparations took a blow on Saturday as Luca Marianucci suffered a serious left knee injury against Celta Vigo. The post Young Napoli defender Marianucci suffers MCL injury in pre-season friendly appeared first on SoccerNews.
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Spurs will play Charlton, Preston v EvertonBrentford away at Birmingham; Ipswich v LeicesterFive-time winners Chelsea have been handed a home draw against League One Luton in the second round of the Carabao Cup. Chelsea’s new manager, Xabi Alonso, will begin the club’s attempt to win the competition for the first time since 2015 later this month.Fellow Premier League side Tottenham have also benefited from a home draw, against Championship opponents Charlton. Continue reading...
Pedro Neto has been linked with a move away from Chelsea this summer. Arsenal have been mentioned as a potential destination, and Chelsea would be willing to sell the player for the right price. Simon Phillips said on his YouTube channel: “Chelsea would sell him if the money’s right. “I believe similar sort of money […] The post Arsenal join Liverpool and Tottenham in race for attacker with £75m price tag appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Aston Villa are in talks over a move for Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha. The 31-year-old became a target for Unai Emery after Amadou Onana suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee while playing for Belgium at the World Cup. Bayern are willing to let him leave two years after signing him for £47.4m from Fulham.
Aston Villa take on Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, and Matty Cash is hoping to build on a fine 2025-26 campaign. The post Cash: Aston Villa want to finish off work from last season in Super Cup appeared first on SoccerNews.
Andoni Iraola has work to do on his defence at Liverpool (Picture: Getty Images) Fikayo Tomori is being tipped for a departure from AC Milan this summer and there is plenty of Premier League interest in the England international. The 28-year-old has been with the Serie A giants since 2021 when he joined from Chelsea, initially on loan before making the move permanent for £25 million. The six-cap England international won Serie A in his first season at the club, but success has been harder to come by since. Milan finished fifth in the Italian top flight last season, leading to Max Allegri being sacked as manager and replaced by Ruben Amorim. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. Tomori was left on the bench as Milan were beaten 3-0 by his former side Chelsea in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. That does not necessarily spell the end of the centre-back’s time at the club, but given Amorim made 10 changes, it was not a good sign. With less than a year left on his contract at the San Siro, Italian publication Quotidiano Sportivo reports that he is likely to be sold this summer. Fikayo Tomori has been at AC Milan since 2021 (Picture: PA Wire) The report states that there is no shortage of interest from the Premier League, with a range of clubs keen on his signature. Liverpool are looking to revamp their defence under new boss Andoni Iraola and the same can be said about Newcastle under Matthias Jaissle. Both the Reds and the Magpies are interested in bringing Tomori back to England. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori with Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo (Picture: Getty Images) Newly-promoted Coventry City have also been credited with an interest and have the chance of pulling off a huge coup due to manager Frank Lampard’s connection with Tomori. The former England midfielder managed Tomori during his spell at Derby County and then guided his breakthrough into the first team at Chelsea. Attracting the experienced centre-back from AC Milan would be a huge signing for the Sky Blues, but clearly it is a huge task for Lampard to persuade Tomori with the likes of Liverpool also interested. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Anas asked: Nizaar, do you believe Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck are the missing pieces in Chelsea's team? Would it be enough should Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Neto depart? Nizaar said: I think, from a personality perspective, that both Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck fit that missing piece.
Former Man Utd and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre (Picture: Getty) Former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre believes only three teams are capable of winning the Premier League this season. Mikel Arteta is preparing for Arsenal’s title defence after the Gunners won the Premier League for the first time since 2004 last season. Arsenal were involved in another tense title race with Manchester City but ended up winning the Premier League by seven points. Man City will expect to challenge once again as the most dominant team in English football over the last decade, but it remains to be seen whether Enzo Maresca can successfully replace legendary manager Pep Guardiola. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. Manchester United recovered from a poor first-half to the season to climb to third once Michael Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim in the Old Trafford hot-seat. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa secured fourth ahead of defending champions Liverpool, who finished 25 points behind Arsenal despite a stunning spending spree last summer and decided to sack Arne Slot in the summer. Silvestre knows what it takes to win the Premier League, having played a part in four Manchester United title triumphs under Sir Alex Ferguson. Arsenal won the Premier League last season (Picture: Getty) The former France international insists it will be ‘tough’ for Arsenal to retain their Premier League trophy but views Manchester City and Liverpool as the only two ‘realistic’ contenders outside of the reigning champions. Asked how he believes Arsenal will fare during their title defence, Silvestre told Grosvenor Sport: ‘It might seem like an easy job but you have to manage all the egos and keep everybody happy. ‘The players should understand that there is no rest. You must keep improving the team and the squad. New Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca (Picture: Getty) ‘Mikel Arteta has already shown that he can compete with the very best. Right now he’s the best manager in the Premier League based on last season. ‘The challenge now is to remain in that position as number one and that’s tough in the Premier League. ‘There will be so much competition from Manchester City and Liverpool this season although at the moment they are the only two teams that are ready to compete for the title, realistically.’ Manchester United impressed under Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty) Silvestre’s former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra believes the Red Devils can continue to ‘rebuild’ and ‘compete’ for major honours once again. ‘Manchester United should never believe they are too far away,’ Evra told Stake. ‘This club was not built to accept second place. But belief without action is just talking. ‘You don’t become champions because you say the right sentence in an interview. You become champions because you work every day, build the right habits and perform when the pressure is highest. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZwv0I5DIzI/?hl=en&img_index=1 ‘If Arsenal can rebuild and compete again, of course United can. But now United have to prove it on the pitch. ‘When you are Manchester United, you don’t start the season dreaming about finishing fourth. Come on. That is not the standard Sir Alex Ferguson built into the club. ‘Of course you have to be realistic because the Premier League is tough. But the ambition has to be trophies. If top-four becomes the dream, then we have a problem. ‘Top-four can be a step. It can be a consequence of progress. But it should never be the limit of Manchester United. ‘I like what Michael Carrick is doing. He knows Manchester United because he lived it. He knows the standards, the history and what that dressing room should feel like. ‘Other clubs changing managers can help a little, maybe. But Manchester United should never build ambition around other clubs being unstable. United have to build
Who will win the Carabao Cup this season? (Photo: Getty) Chelsea and Tottenham have both been drawn at home in the second round of the Carabao Cup, with their campaigns getting underway this month. The Carabao Cup kicked-off proper last weekend, with clubs up and down the EFL battling it out, all dreaming of reaching the final at Wembley in March. The second round of the competition is when things heat up as the 11 Premier League teams who did not qualify for Europe enter the draw. That means that, rather unusually, two of England’s biggest clubs, Chelsea and Tottenham are in the hat and will have to play an extra round compared to their typical rivals. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. By virtue of qualifying for the Champions League, holders Manchester City and last season’s finalists Arsenal will enter the cup in round three, as will Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool. The same applies for Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Sunderland and Brighton, who are competing in the Europa League and Conference League this season. Carabao Cup round two draw Man City beat Arsenal in last season’s Carabao Cup final (Photo: Getty) Northern section draw Stoke City v Hull CityNewcastle v West Bromwich AlbionBlackburn v Sheffield UnitedNottingham Forest v LeedsDoncaster Rovers v MiddlesbroughBarnsley v CrewePreston v EvertonBlackpool v LincolnSheffield Wednesday v WolvesBradford v BurnleyFleetwood v Shrewsbury Xabi Alonso will get an early taste of Carabao as Chelsea boss (Picture: Getty Images) Southern section draw Walsall v Leyton OrientIpswich v LeicesterCardiff v NorwichStevenage v ReadingCambridge v MillwallBirmingham v BrentfordSouthampton v West HamWatford v PeterboroughFulham v AFC WimbledonPlymouth/Exeter v CoventryChelsea v LutonTottenham Hotspur v Charlton When is the Carabao Cup second round? All second round matches are due to be played during the week commencing Monday, August 24. The nine Premier League clubs in European competition join in round three, with those fixtures beginning in the week commencing September 7. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Napoli's pre-season preparations took a blow on Saturday as Luca Marianucci suffered a serious left knee injury against Celta Vigo. The post Young Napoli defender Marianucci suffers MCL injury in pre-season friendly appeared first on SoccerNews.
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