English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 17, 2015
Aston Villa LLWLL 0
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Chelsea WWDLL 2
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Stamford Bridge · 41,596 att.

Match Report

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Diego Costa stars as Chelsea get back to form with win over Aston Villa

Diego Costa eased Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's concerns as Aston Villa's hapless defenders heaped more misery on Tim Sherwood at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
22
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
51
Possession
49
10
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
306
424
Passes
415
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
54
29
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
22
19
Tackles
31
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
19
27
Clearances
24

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 5Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 6Baba RahmanLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 36Ruben Loftus-CheekAM
  7. 4Cesc FàbregasLM
  8. 7RamiresRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 17PedroAM-L
  11. 22WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Eden HazardSUB
  2. 18Loïc RémySUB
  3. 8OscarSUB
  4. 27Jamal BlackmanSUB
  5. 24Gary CahillSUB
  6. 21Nemanja MaticSUB
  7. 12John Obi MikelSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 4Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 40Jack GrealishAM
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 15Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 19Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 25Carles GilAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Scott SinclairSUB
  2. 24Carlos SánchezSUB
  3. 23Jordan AmaviSUB
  4. 20Adama TraoréSUB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaSUB
  6. 33José Ángel CrespoSUB
  7. 31Mark BunnSUB

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  3. 49' Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Own Goal by Alan Hutton, Aston Villa. Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.
  5. 62' Kieran Richardson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jordan Amavi replaces Kieran Richardson.
  7. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Jordan Ayew.
  8. 74' Willian (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Pedro.
  10. 85' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Willian.

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