Chelsea v Aston Villa Hospitality Tickets & Packages

Stamford Bridge Hospitality Dress Code

The Hollins Suite aims to provide complete luxury, therefore the dress code should also reflect this. The dress code is smart casual.

• No trainers/ pumps
• No away colours allowed
• No tracksuits
• No replica football shirts/jerseys

These rules are not applicable to children under 12 years old.

Chelsea Football Club will, if necessary, refuse entry if the dress code is not met.

Chelsea have turned to former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso to take over as manager as The Blues aim to enter a new era.

Alonso takes over from Callum McFarlane following the Englishman’s short stint as interim boss. The Englishman oversaw Chelsea’s FA Cup Final against Manchester City, where he failed to get the Londoners over the line.

Since retiring from playing, Alonso has impressed hugely in the dugout. The Spaniard started his managerial career at Real Sociedad B, his boyhood club. In Alonso’s second season, the club won promotion to Spain’s second division following success in the play-offs. Following their first season in the second season, it was announced that Alonso would be leaving the club.

The former Bayern Munich player then took over at German rivals Bayer Leverkusen. In just his second season, he led the club to their first-ever Bundesliga title following a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen in April, 2024. He also guided Leverkusen to the UEFA Europa League final, where many expected his side to carry on their 51-match unbeaten record, a modern-day record. However, to the shock of many, Alonso’s side were beaten 3-0 by Italian side Atalanta.

Following his huge success in Germany, Alonso, who made 158 appearances for Real Madrid, returned to the Spanish capital to manage the Madridistas.

Managing the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, Alonso gained a lot of valuable experience which he’ll be able to bring to Stamford Bridge.

Despite winning the La Liga manager of the season in his first month in charge, Alonso struggled to make an impact in Madrid, with him being relieved of his duties in January, 2026.

Chelsea finished the 2025/26 Premier League campaign in 10th place, just one point away from European qualification.

Alonso will be looking to take Chelsea to the summit of the table and qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Unai Emery, who has also enjoyed a trophy-laden career, has admitted he is desperate to reach the heights of the Premier League and UEFA Champions League after lifting his fifth Europa League last season.

The Spaniard has also lifted the cup with Sevilla and Villarreal throughout his 22-year managerial career.

Following his retirement from playing, Emery was appointed by lower league Spanish Lorca Deportiva CF before making the move to second division side UD Almeria.

Emery achieved promotion with Almeria, their first since 1980, which earned him a huge move to Spanish giants Valencia.

The now Villa boss spent four years at the Mestalla and qualified for the UEFA Champions League in three of his four seasons following the departure of Rafa Benitez to Liverpool.

Southern Spain was next for Emery as he was appointed by Sevilla. Despite not hitting the heights he may have achieved in domestic football, Emery lifted three Europa Leagues with the club, making him a modern icon of the club.

Following 12 seasons throughout the Spanish pyramid, Emery agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain. PSG had dominated French football for years before Emery’s arrival, and the Spaniard was expected to easily waltz towards the league title and challenge to lift the Champions League.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t quite how it worked out. In his first season, the Parisians finished runners-up to Kylian Mbappe’s AS Monaco by eight points before crashing out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Barcelona after losing 6-1 in the second leg at the Nou Camp.

Following a brief spell with Arsenal and Villarreal, Emery now finds himself in the West Midlands managing Aston Villa.

After Steven Gerrard was dismissed by Villa, Emery became the clear frontrunner from the off, and it’s worked out superbly.

The club has now qualified for European competition for four consecutive years and lifted the Europa League after beating Freiburg in the final at Besiktas Park.

Overall, these two clubs have gone head to head in a competitive fixture in all competitions on a total of 170 occasions, and it is Chelsea who have the superior record of 71 victories compared with the Villans’ record of 62 overall. Villa has drawn with Chelsea on just 37 occasions to date.

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