Chelsea vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
Romelu Lukaku scores brace as Chelsea beat Aston Villa
Romelu Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic scored for Chelsea as they beat Aston Villa 3-0 and kept the pressure on Manchester United.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 28': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
- 49': Goal! Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 56': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 61': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Kai Havertz.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Danny Ings.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 90': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,969
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 31 | 55 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 31 | 54 | 9 |
Statistics
 AVL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 270 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 344 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 30 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
| 18 | Clearances | 40 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 17 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso  |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
Aston Villa (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Jed Steer (GK) |
| 16 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
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