Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2022 Club Friendly
Chelsea suffer friendly Aston Villa defeat as Armando Broja suffers injury blow
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Chelsea suffered a 1-0 friendly defeat to Aston Villa in Abu Dhabi as John McGinn scored the only goal of the game.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 24': Substitution, Chelsea. Dion Rankine replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kadan Young replaces Arjan Raikhy.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Leon Bailey.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Cameron Archer replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ludwig Augustinsson replaces Lucas Digne.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ezri Konsa.
- 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Cesare Casadei replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Malik Mothersille replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
- 66': Josh Brooking (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Benjamin Elliott replaces Josh Brooking.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces John McGinn.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tommi O'Reilly replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Dion Rankine.
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue:
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Attendance: 2,500
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 2,500
Statistics
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AVL![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 4 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
4 | Saves | 3 |
50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
11 | SHOTS | 11 |
3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
525 | Accurate Passes | 506 |
577 | Passes | 561 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
17 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
54 | Long Balls | 45 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
19 | Tackles | 8 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 8 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
11 | Clearances | 12 |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
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25 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
5 | Tyrone Mings |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
27 | Lucas Digne |
18 | Ashley Young |
6 | Douglas Luiz |
44 | Boubacar Kamara |
55 | Arjan Raikhy |
7 | John McGinn |
11 | Ollie Watkins |
31 | Leon Bailey |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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13 | Marcus Bettinelli (GK) |
33 | Bashir Humphreys |
22 | Alfie Gilchrist |
32 | Marc Cucurella |
21 | Josh Brooking ![]() |
17 | Charlie Webster |
5 | Jorginho |
67 | Lewis Hall |
18 | Armando Broja |
9 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
23 | Omari Hutchinson |