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GW18 · Premier League
CHE
Chelsea
CHE
1·2
FULL TIME
AVL
Aston Villa
AVL
Sat 27 Dec, 17:30

Chelsea vs Aston Villa — Premier League Gameweek 18

Chelsea 1–2 Aston Villa in Gameweek 18 of the 2025/26 Premier League season. Full FPL recap below — captain returns, effective ownership shifts, set-piece moments, bonus points and minute-by-minute event timeline through the Onside fantasy-intelligence lens.

Pulse

Match timeline.

17 moments
90+'
Full time
João Pedro
GOAL90+'
João Pedro scores
CHE ahead through João Pedro at 90+'.
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Watkins
GOAL★ BRACE90+' · 90+'
Watkins · brace
Doubles up the tally
Watkins doubles up — brace at 90+'.
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James
ASSIST90+'
James with the assist
Assist credited to James.
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Tielemans
ASSIST90+'
Tielemans with the assist
Tielemans lays it on.
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James
YELLOW90+'
James booked
Booking against James. Treads carefully now.
🟨
Chalobah
YELLOW90+'
Chalobah booked
Yellow card — Chalobah.
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Enzo
YELLOW90+'
Enzo booked
Enzo into the book at 90+'.
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Caicedo
YELLOW90+'
Caicedo booked
Caution for Caicedo.
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Delap
YELLOW90+'
Delap booked
Booking against Delap. Treads carefully now.
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Cash
YELLOW90+'
Cash booked
Booking against Cash. Treads carefully now.
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Rogers
YELLOW90+'
Rogers booked
Booking against Rogers. Treads carefully now.
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Kamara
YELLOW90+'
Kamara booked
Booking against Kamara. Treads carefully now.
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João Pedro
BONUS90+' · 90+'
João Pedro earns bonus
Final BPS bonus locked in
João Pedro takes a share of the bonus haul.
★
James
BONUS90+'
James earns bonus
Final BPS bonus locked in
James takes a share of the bonus haul.
★
Watkins
BONUS90+' · 90+' · 90+'
Watkins earns bonus
Final BPS bonus locked in
Watkins takes a share of the bonus haul.
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Match underway