Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League
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Romelu Lukaku stars as Chelsea come from behind in victory over Aston Villa
Striker Romelu Lukaku came off the bench and scored as Chelsea edged to a 3-1 away win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 28': Own Goal by Reece James, Chelsea. Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
- 33': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
- 52': Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces Thiago Silva because of an injury.
- 56': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 2. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 65': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Danny Ings.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 90'+2': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 3. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,907
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Manchester City | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| +8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| +8 | Liverpool | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| +5 | Arsenal | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Statistics
 AVL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 541 |
| 446 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 22 | Clearances | 18 |
Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK)  |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
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