English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 28': Reece James (OG)
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1 - 3
  • 34': Jorginho (P)
  • 56': Romelu Lukaku
  • 90'+3': Jorginho (P)

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

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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

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa Yellow Card
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
11 Ollie Watkins
6 Douglas Luiz
10 Emiliano Buendía
41 Jacob Ramsey
8 Morgan Sanson
20 Danny Ings

CHE 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 Yellow Card
24 Reece James
10 Christian Pulisic
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
19 Mason Mount

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