
Chelsea vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
Chelsea slip into Premier League's bottom half with 2-0 loss to Aston Villa
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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
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,082
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 35 | 64 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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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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