Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueCole Palmer stars as Chelsea beat struggling Aston Villa
Expertly taken goals from Nicolas Jackson, captain Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer earned Chelsea a 3-0 home win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 2': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 2': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 4': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 4': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 11': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 13': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson following a fast break.
- 13': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 19': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 19': Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 23': (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Back pass by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 25': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 28': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 28': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 30': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 33': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 35': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 36': Goal! Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
- 45'+5': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).
- 45'+5': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Robin Olsen replaces Emiliano Martínez.
- 46': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 50': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 53': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 54': Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 54': Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).
- 56': Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 57': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 60': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 61': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 66': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 66': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 74': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 74': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 76': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 76': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 79': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 83': Goal! Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke following a set piece situation.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 85': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 85': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. João Félix replaces Cole Palmer.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 88': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 88': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 88': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 89': Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).
- 89': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 90': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 90': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 90': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+2': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 561 |
| 352 | Passes | 623 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 12 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,689
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,689
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | +1 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash  |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 19 | Jaden Philogene |
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