Aston Villa vs Chelsea, 2022 Club Friendly

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Aston Villa
  • 7': John McGinn
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Chelsea

    Chelsea suffer friendly Aston Villa defeat as Armando Broja suffers injury blow

    Chelsea suffered a 1-0 friendly defeat to Aston Villa in Abu Dhabi as John McGinn scored the only goal of the game.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    • 4': Offside, Chelsea. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
    • 7': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 11': Arjan Raikhy (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Lewis Hall (Chelsea).
    • 12': Hand ball by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
    • 12': Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jorginho.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arjan Raikhy.
    • 14': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
    • 14': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Armando Broja (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Charlie Webster (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 17': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Josh Brooking (Chelsea).
    • 19': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
    • 24': Substitution, Chelsea. Dion Rankine replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.
    • 26': Offside, Aston Villa. Robin Olsen tries a through ball, but Leon Bailey is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Josh Brooking (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
    • 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 29': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea).
    • 29': Robin Olsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 31': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
    • 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dion Rankine.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Dion Rankine (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Webster.
    • 40': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Josh Brooking.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
    • 43': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 45'+5': Arjan Raikhy (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kadan Young replaces Arjan Raikhy.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Lewis Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
    • 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Josh Brooking (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross following a corner.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
    • 59': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 63': Offside, Chelsea. Omari Hutchinson tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Leon Bailey.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Cameron Archer replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ludwig Augustinsson replaces Lucas Digne.
    • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ezri Konsa.
    • 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Cesare Casadei replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    • 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Malik Mothersille replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 65': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 66': Cameron Archer (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Josh Brooking (Chelsea).
    • 66': Josh Brooking (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Offside, Chelsea. Charlie Webster tries a through ball, but Malik Mothersille is caught offside.
    • 71': Offside, Chelsea. Lewis Hall tries a through ball, but Dion Rankine is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Benjamin Elliott replaces Josh Brooking.
    • 74': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea).
    • 74': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Lewis Hall (Chelsea).
    • 76': Attempt saved. Ludwig Augustinsson (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 77': Offside, Aston Villa. Ludwig Augustinsson tries a through ball, but Cameron Archer is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 83': Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces John McGinn.
    • 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tommi O'Reilly replaces Douglas Luiz.
    • 85': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Aston Villa).
    • 85': Malik Mothersille (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Dion Rankine.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
    • 90': Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Cameron Archer (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cesare Casadei.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 3
    50.6 Possession 49.4
    11 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    525 Accurate Passes 506
    577 Passes 561
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 45
    31 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 5
    19 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 8
    11 Effective Clearances 12
    11 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Club Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 2,500

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    25 Robin Olsen (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    4 Ezri Konsa
    27 Lucas Digne
    18 Ashley Young
    6 Douglas Luiz
    44 Boubacar Kamara
    55 Arjan Raikhy
    7 John McGinn
    11 Ollie Watkins
    31 Leon Bailey
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Lamare Bogarde, Cameron Archer, Dominic Revan, Calum Chambers, Ludwig Augustinsson, Danny Ings, Kadan Young, Filip Marschall, Josh Feeney, Oliwier Zych, Marvelous Nakamba, Tommi O'Reilly.

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    33 Bashir Humphreys
    22 Alfie Gilchrist
    32 Marc Cucurella
    21 Josh Brooking Yellow Card
    17 Charlie Webster
    5 Jorginho
    67 Lewis Hall
    18 Armando Broja
    9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    23 Omari Hutchinson
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Cesare Casadei, Mason Burstow, Benjamin Elliott, Dion Rankine, Malik Mothersille, Eddie Beach.

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