Chelsea Academy graduate Aggie Beever-Jones made her 100th senior appearance for the club against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, and when we sat down with her afterwards, we reminded her that she also made her first senior Blues appearance against the same opponent.
Beever-Jones' Blues debut arrived when she was brought on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 4-0 win over the Villans back in January 2021. The striker had not already made the connection between the two landmark events, but was delighted to realise the synchronicity that now exists in her career.
'It's crazy,' Beever-Jones said.
'If you'd said that when I was in the Academy, I wouldn't have believed it. It’s a very surreal moment, and something I'm really proud of. Now I want to make many more appearances, to keep enjoying playing for the club and doing what I can.
'It’s a full-circle moment, I think, especially knowing my first and 100th were against Villa.'
And while she was disappointed to only come away with a draw against Villa, Beever-Jones paid tribute to the supporters, who created a great atmosphere at the Bridge.
'The fans were brilliant on Saturday. It’s very special for Stamford Bridge to be our new home, because it's always felt like home, but for it to be official now is really exciting.
'It was really annoying about the result because I think we actually had a good game. We needed to be more clinical, but we felt the fans behind us right until the end, and it was just a shame we couldn't get it over the line. Overall, it’s really nice to be able to make Stamford Bridge our home and our fortress now, and we need to make it a place where teams are scared to come and play us.'
To celebrate Aggie's milestone, we asked her to pick out her top five moments from 100 Chelsea appearances...
First goal - Chelsea 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion - 22 October 2023
'I think Sio (Sjoeke Nusken) scored a hat-trick. I remember she squared it to me instead of trying to get a fourth, and I thought it was quite selfless of her. I just remember trying to get it on target, and I remember the keeper was going the other way, so I knew I had to place it back where she was coming from.
'It was such a euphoric feeling, having wanted to score for Chelsea through every moment of my childhood and then being able to do it. I remember I scored against Roma in that pre-season, and it didn't technically count as my first goal. So I think I was more motivated to score.
'I'd come back into the squad from a couple of loans, and was almost laying a marker down, saying “I'm back, I’m here now.” I loved scoring on loan but I wanted to do it for Chelsea and that goal was such a nice way to kickstart my official career with the club.'
Scoring in our famous 8-0 win over Bristol City - 5 May 2024
'I started in that game. I had chances in the first half, didn't score, and then I scored in the second half. I remember Emma explaining that we needed to have a high scoreline; we all knew it, and we started the game so strongly.
'After that, we didn't take our foot off the pedal, and it was a great team performance where everyone had a big role to play. We executed the game plan so well; I remember Guro (Reiten) was on fire! We all looked at each other and almost knew we were going to do it.
'It was just a matter of time and whether we could get it done in the 90 minutes, and we did. Every time we scored, someone was running to get the ball so we could score another goal. Because it was Emma's last season, we all wanted to get back into the title race for her as well as ourselves.'
Scoring on the final day of the domestic-Treble-winning season against Liverpool - 10 May 2025
'We’d won the league already, but we wanted to win it on a high. I remember it being 0-0, and I think I had a few chances, but I knew I was going to score. I just needed one more chance. Ash (Ashley Lawrence) played me the ball in behind, and the whole pre-season Niamh (Charles) had been speaking to me about near-post finishing, because you're almost not really meant to score like that.
'She was telling me: "You just need to do it." I'd scored one in training, and she was like, "Okay, you need to do it in a game now." And I remember being in on goal, and I thought, I'm going to hit it. I hit it well, and I celebrated with the fans in the sunshine. It felt like the perfect day, because afterwards we could lift the trophy at Stamford Bridge.
'It was such a great occasion for everyone and a really nice way to end the season on a high. Overall, I have so much passion for the club, and I think being at Chelsea, we're so used to being at the top. I sometimes look back at that moment and realise it's been harder for us since. We know we need to improve and get better because the competition is getting harder.'
Four goals in the opening four games of the 2025/26 campaign
'My favourite goal from those four? It was a great way to start the season against Man City, but I think the free-kick against West Hamwas such a highlight, purely because I've not scored a goal like that in my career before.
'When you're in that flow state, it's almost like everything just kind of falls into place nicely, and it was a good feeling. If I had to choose, I'd say the free-kick against West Ham.'
Scoring in the Women's League Cup final win - 15 March 2026
'It wasn't the prettiest goal I've scored! It came after the start of the season with those four goals and then suffering those injuries. For me, it was really tough to pick back up on the form I was in.
'And then that was kind of a nice way to think, "Oh, I'm back again now and feel good." It’s always nice to score in a final, and even though it was the only trophy we won, it was still a trophy.'