Chelsea fined £150,000 for throwing bottle at Aston Villa technical room

Chelsea have been fined 150,000 pounds ($203,265) after a plastic bottle was thrown from the team’s technical area at Aston Villa staff after Villa won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League last month, the English FA said on Friday.

An independent regulator imposed the fine after Chelsea admitted the charge, the FA said in a statement.

Chelsea were charged earlier this month after the bottle, which media reported contained water, was thrown as Villa celebrated their victory on December 27.

“I have been made aware of an allegation that an unknown member of the Chelsea technical area had thrown a plastic drink bottle in the direction of the Aston Villa technical area,” referee Stuart Atwell had written in his report on the incident.

Sixth-placed Chelsea visit Crystal Palace on Sunday while third-placed Villa play Newcastle United.

Published on January 23, 2026