Aston Villa vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League
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Romelu Lukaku stars as Chelsea come from behind in victory over Aston Villa
Striker Romelu Lukaku came off the bench and scored as Chelsea edged to a 3-1 away win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 6': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 12': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 12': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 13': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 14': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 26': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 26': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Own Goal by Reece James, Chelsea. Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 32': Penalty Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 36': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 36': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 38': Offside, Aston Villa. Danny Ings tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 43': Offside, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi tries a through ball, but Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
- 50': Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
- 52': Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces Thiago Silva because of an injury.
- 52': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 56': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 2. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 58': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 58': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 60': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 64': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 64': Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 69': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 69': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 69': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 73': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Danny Ings.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 74': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 75': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 76': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 76': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 77': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Ezri Konsa is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 80': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 84': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 86': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 88': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Penalty Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 3. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 3.
Statistics
 CHE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 541 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 609 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 18 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,907
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,907
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK)  |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
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