Premier League
·Matchday 29
Featured match
- Douglas Luiz 2'
- João Pedro 35'
- João Pedro 45'
- Cole Palmer 55'
- João Pedro 64'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-1. Scorers for Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz 2'. Scorers for Chelsea: João Pedro 35', João Pedro 45', Cole Palmer 55', João Pedro 64'. Chelsea won after coming from behind. Chelsea had 57% of possession.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
- Full-time 1 - 4
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85'
L. Delap Out: João Pedro · Chelsea Substitution for Chelsea: L. Delap comes on for João Pedro
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85'
Andrey Santos Out: Cole Palmer · Chelsea Substitution for Chelsea: Andrey Santos comes on for Cole Palmer
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79'
Marc Cucurella Out: Enzo Fernández · Chelsea Substitution for Chelsea: Marc Cucurella comes on for Enzo Fernández
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79'
T. Adarabioyo Out: Wesley Fofana · Chelsea Substitution for Chelsea: T. Adarabioyo comes on for Wesley Fofana
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75'
Roméo Lavia Out: Malo Gusto · Chelsea Substitution for Chelsea: Roméo Lavia comes on for Malo Gusto
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72'
T. Abraham Out: Oliver Watkins · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: T. Abraham comes on for Oliver Watkins
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68'
Oliver Watkins Yellow card · Aston Villa Oliver Watkins of Aston Villa is booked
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64'
João Pedro 1-4 Goal · Assist: Alejandro Garnacho · Chelsea Alejandro Garnacho provides, João Pedro finishes for Chelsea (1-4)
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63'
J. Sancho Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: J. Sancho comes on for Emiliano Buendía
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63'
Alysson Edward Out: L. Bailey · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Alysson Edward comes on for L. Bailey
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63'
R. Barkley Out: Douglas Luiz · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: R. Barkley comes on for Douglas Luiz
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58'
Enzo Fernández Yellow card · Chelsea Yellow card for Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
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58'
Morgan Rogers Yellow card · Aston Villa Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa is booked
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55'
Cole Palmer 1-3 Goal · Assist: João Pedro · Chelsea João Pedro provides, Cole Palmer finishes for Chelsea (1-3)
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54'
João Pedro Yellow card · Chelsea João Pedro of Chelsea is booked
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46'
L. Bogarde Out: Matthew Cash · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bogarde comes on for Matthew Cash
- Half-time 1 - 2
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45'
João Pedro 1-2 Goal · Assist: Enzo Fernández · Chelsea Enzo Fernández provides, João Pedro finishes for Chelsea (1-2)
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42'
Oliver Watkins VAR · Goal disallowed · Aston Villa VAR review: Goal disallowed
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35'
João Pedro 1-1 Goal · Assist: Malo Gusto · Chelsea Goal for Chelsea! João Pedro turns in the pass from Malo Gusto (1-1)
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32'
Matthew Cash Yellow card · Aston Villa Yellow card for Matthew Cash (Aston Villa)
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2'
Douglas Luiz 1-0 Goal · Assist: L. Bailey · Aston Villa Goal! Douglas Luiz scores for Aston Villa, set up by L. Bailey. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Aston Villa
Chelsea
DWLDL
Last 5 matches WDWDL
1Goals scored per match2.1
1.1Goals conceded per match1.2
3Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Chelsea4-3-3
21
6.9
Hato
Jorrel Hato
Player profile
23
7.0
Chalobah
Trevoh Chalobah
Player profile
29
6.2
Fofana
79'
Wesley Fofana
- 79'Out
- 75'Out
27
5.9
Rogers
58'
Morgan Rogers
- 58'Yellow card
- 63'Out
- 63'Out
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Coach: Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23GK Emiliano Martínez 6.6
- 2DF Matthew Cash32'46' 5.9
- 4DF Ezri Konsa 6.2
- 5DF T. Mings 6.5
- 22DF Ian Maatsen 5.9
- 24MF Amadou Onana 6.7
- 21MF Douglas Luiz2'63' 7.3
- 31MF L. Bailey63' 7.0
- 10MF Emiliano Buendía63' 7.0
- 27MF Morgan Rogers58' 5.9
- 11FW Oliver Watkins68'72' 6.7
Substitutes
- 40GK Marco Bizot
- 6MF R. Barkley63' 7.0
- 3DF Victor Lindelöf
- 14DF Pau Torres
- 26MF L. Bogarde46' 6.2
- 47FW Alysson Edward63' 6.3
- 12DF Lucas Digne
- 18FW T. Abraham72' 6.7
- 19FW J. Sancho63' 6.9
Chelsea4-3-3
Coach: Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 12GK Filip Jörgensen 6.7
- 27DF Malo Gusto75' 7.3
- 29DF Wesley Fofana79' 6.2
- 23DF Trevoh Chalobah 7.0
- 21DF Jorrel Hato 6.9
- 24MF Reece James 7.2
- 25MF Moisés Caicedo 7.2
- 8MF Enzo Fernández58'79' 7.2
- 10FW Cole Palmer55'85' 8.6
- 20FW João Pedro35'45'54'64'85' 9.6
- 49FW Alejandro Garnacho 7.6
Substitutes
- 1GK Robert Sánchez
- 5DF B. Badiashile
- 17MF Andrey Santos85' 6.3
- 19DF Mamadou Sarr
- 38FW Marc Guiu
- 4DF T. Adarabioyo79' 6.6
- 3DF Marc Cucurella79' 7.0
- 9FW L. Delap85' 6.2
- 45MF Roméo Lavia75' 6.7
Aston Villa
Chelsea
43%
57%
9
Shots
15
4
On target
8
4
Off target
3
3
Corners
8
10
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
2
3
Yellow cards
2
4
Saves
3
431
Passes
565
86%
Pass accuracy
91%
0.78
Expected goals
3.60
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arsenal
|
38 | 71 | 27 | 71:27 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |
Manchester City
|
38 | 77 | 35 | 77:35 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |
Manchester United
|
38 | 69 | 50 | 69:50 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa
|
38 | 56 | 49 | 56:49 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |
Liverpool
|
38 | 63 | 53 | 63:53 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |
Bournemouth
|
38 | 58 | 54 | 58:54 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |
Sunderland
|
38 | 42 | 48 | 42:48 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |
Brighton
|
38 | 52 | 46 | 52:46 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |
Brentford
|
38 | 55 | 52 | 55:52 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |
Chelsea
|
38 | 58 | 52 | 58:52 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |
Fulham
|
38 | 47 | 51 | 47:51 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |
Newcastle
|
38 | 53 | 55 | 53:55 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 |
Everton
|
38 | 47 | 50 | 47:50 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 |
Leeds
|
38 | 49 | 56 | 49:56 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |
Crystal Palace
|
38 | 41 | 51 | 41:51 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |
Nottingham Forest
|
38 | 48 | 51 | 48:51 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |
Tottenham
|
38 | 48 | 57 | 48:57 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 |
West Ham
|
38 | 46 | 65 | 46:65 | -19 | 39 |
| 19 |
Burnley
|
38 | 38 | 75 | 38:75 | -37 | 22 |
| 20 |
Wolves
|
38 | 27 | 68 | 27:68 | -41 | 20 |
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