English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 6': Mason Mount
  • 65': Mason Mount

Mount, Kepa stand out as Chelsea beats Villa 2-0 in EPL

— Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea’s stars as they helped to maintain Graham Potter’s unbeaten start in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 6': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Chelsea 1. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 33': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Kalidou Koulibaly replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Marc Cucurella.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 61': Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 65': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Chelsea 2. Mason Mount (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces John McGinn.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 83': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Raheem Sterling.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,754

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 36 83 3
+33 Arsenal 36 68 4
+23 Newcastle United 36 66 10
+24 Manchester City 36 65 9
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 2
58.9 Possession 41.1
8 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
468 Accurate Passes 283
548 Passes 353
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
6 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 47
19 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 6
22 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
18 Ashley Young
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
41 Jacob Ramsey
9 Danny Ings
11 Ollie Watkins
31 Leon Bailey

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
32 Marc Cucurella
14 Trevoh Chalobah
8 Mateo Kovacic
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
21 Ben Chilwell Yellow Card
17 Raheem Sterling
9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
29 Kai Havertz
19 Mason Mount

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