The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Chelsea
18Belt meetings
8Aston Villa wins
8Chelsea wins
6Title changes
Aston Villa and Chelsea have met 18 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 11, 1909 to May 23, 2021. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. The belt series is level at 8–8, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 659 | Sep 11, 1909 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 4–1 | Title change |
| 797 | Mar 21, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 814 | Oct 25, 1913 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,007 | Apr 14, 1922 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,009 | Apr 17, 1922 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,045 | Mar 30, 1923 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,373 | Dec 23, 1961 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,444 | Sep 14, 1963 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,045 | Nov 19, 1977 | Chelsea and Aston Villa tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,111 | Apr 28, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,557 | Apr 14, 1990 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,653 | Sep 2, 1992 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,822 | Sep 15, 1996 | Aston Villa and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,279 | Oct 5, 2008 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,403 | Dec 31, 2011 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 3–1 | Title change |
| 4,505 | Sep 27, 2014 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,569 | Apr 2, 2016 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4–0 | Defense |
| 4,767 | May 23, 2021 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–1 | Title change |