Chelsea vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
Chelsea slip into Premier League's bottom half with 2-0 loss to Aston Villa
Goals from Ollie Watkins and captain John McGinn earned Aston Villa all three points in a 2-0 Premier League win at Chelsea.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 39': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 54': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a corner.
- 57': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 57': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 68': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 84': Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
- 90'+3': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,082
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,082
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 AVL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 31 | Possession | 69 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 543 |
| 285 | Passes | 600 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 24 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 32 | Clearances | 4 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic  |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 15 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
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