English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 24, 2023
Aston Villa WWLWL 1
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Chelsea LWWLD 0
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Stamford Bridge · 39,700 att.

Match Report

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10-man Chelsea suffer 1-0 loss to Aston Villa as woes continue

A 73rd-minute strike by Ollie Watkins earned Aston Villa all three points at goal-starved, 10-man Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
10
11
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
6
47.3
Possession
52.7
15
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
328
Accurate Passes
380
388
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
23
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
48
27
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
4
15
Effective Clearances
24
15
Clearances
24

Highlights

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Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 26Levi ColwillLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 23Conor GallagherLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Mykhailo MudrykAM-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 19Moussa DiabyAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 22Nicolò ZanioloAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 44' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 50' Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 58' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
  4. 61' Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  5. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  6. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Enzo Fernández.
  7. 73' Goal! Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  8. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
  9. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
  10. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  11. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Moussa Diaby.
  12. 90' Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  14. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  15. 90'+1' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+4' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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