Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea slip into Premier League's bottom half with 2-0 loss to Aston Villa
Goals from Ollie Watkins and captain John McGinn earned Aston Villa all three points in a 2-0 Premier League win at Chelsea.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 3': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 3': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 4': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt saved. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 6': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).
- 7': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 11': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 11': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 13': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 16': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 18': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 22': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 23': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 24': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 26': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 26': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 28': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 35': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 36': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
- 36': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 37': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 39': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 39': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 43': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 44': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 46': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 48': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
- 50': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 51': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 51': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 53': Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).
- 53': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 54': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 56': Goal! Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a corner.
- 57': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 57': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 58': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 58': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 61': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 61': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chelsea.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Félix.
- 65': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 65': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 67': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 68': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 68': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 69': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 72': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 72': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 73': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 79': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 79': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 81': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
- 81': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 82': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 83': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 83': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Noni Madueke.
- 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
- 90': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 90': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 90'+1': Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 31 | Possession | 69 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 543 |
| 285 | Passes | 600 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 24 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 32 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,082
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,082
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic  |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 15 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
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