English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 28': Reece James (OG)
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1 - 3
  • 34': Jorginho (P)
  • 56': Romelu Lukaku
  • 90'+3': Jorginho (P)

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,907

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
69 Arsenal 28 3 3
61 Manchester City 27 4 4
50 Manchester United 26 5 6
49 Tottenham Hotspur 28 4 9
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa Yellow Card
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
11 Ollie Watkins
6 Douglas Luiz
10 Emiliano Buendía
41 Jacob Ramsey
8 Morgan Sanson
20 Danny Ings

CHE 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 Yellow Card
24 Reece James
10 Christian Pulisic
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
19 Mason Mount

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