Chelsea vs Aston Villa

League Cup - 3rd Round 22 Sep 2021, 18:45
Chelsea
Chelsea
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Stamford Bridge (London) 👤 G. Scott

Match report

Chelsea edged past Aston Villa 2-1 in the League Cup - 3rd Round on 22 September 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Chelsea dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 18 shots to Aston Villa's 10.

The match was played at Stamford Bridge (London), with G. Scott in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 18 - 10 On target 7 - 7 Corners 10 - 2 Fouls 11 - 8 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Reece James
Chelsea · 1 assist
8 Jed Steer 6 saves
8 Bertrand Traoré captained the side
7 Timo Werner 1 goal
7 Cameron Archer 1 goal
First half vs second half
Chelsea stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 14–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 6–4
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 2–2 8–0
Attacks 72–42 57–33
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
129 Attacks 75
64 Dangerous Attacks 30
7 On Target 6
11 Off Target 4
18 Shots Total 10
7 Shots On Goal 7
6 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 7
6 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 8
10 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 6
620 Passes Total 298
546 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chelsea · 4-3-3
1 K. Arrizabalaga
24 R. James 14 T. Chalobah 31 M. Sarr 21 B. Chilwell
7 N. Kanté 12 R. Loftus-Cheek 17 S. Ñíguez
20 C. Hudson-Odoi 11 T. Werner 22 H. Ziyech
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
12 J. Steer
2 M. Cash 16 A. Tuanzebe 30 K. Hause 18 A. Young
8 M. Sanson 19 M. Nakamba
15 B. Traoré 10 E. Buendía 21 A. Ghazi
35 C. Archer
Chelsea
Coach
T. Tuchel
Substitutes
  • 13 Marcus Bettinelli
  • 6 Thiago Silva
  • 43 Xavier Mbuyamba
  • 19 Mason Mount
  • 18 Ross Barkley
  • 9 Romelu Lukaku
  • 29 Kai Havertz
Aston Villa
Coach
D. Smith
Substitutes
  • 38 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 4 Ezri Konsa
  • 40 Aaron Ramsey
  • 33 Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 36 Lamare Bogarde
  • 32 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
  • 46 Caleb Chukwuemeka
Substitutions
  • 42' ↑ Carney Chukwuemeka ↓ M. Sanson Aston Villa
  • 46' ↑ M. Mount ↓ N. Kanté Chelsea
  • 64' ↑ J. Philogene-Bidace ↓ Bertrand Traoré Aston Villa
  • 76' ↑ R. Lukaku ↓ Saúl Chelsea
  • 76' ↑ R. Barkley ↓ H. Ziyech Chelsea
  • 77' ↑ E. Konsa ↓ M. Cash Aston Villa
Cards
  • 31' M. Sarr Chelsea
  • 86' A. Young Aston Villa
  • 90+2' R. James Chelsea
Head-to-head
Chelsea 8 3 draws 4 Aston Villa
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2025-02-22 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2 - 1
2024-12-01 Chelsea vs Aston Villa 3 - 0
2024-04-27 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 2 - 2
2024-02-07 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 1 - 3
Recent form
Chelsea D W D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chelsea vs Aston Villa?
Chelsea won 2-1 against Aston Villa on 22 September 2021.
Who won Chelsea vs Aston Villa?
Chelsea won the match 2-1.
Where was Chelsea vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Stamford Bridge (London).
Who had more possession in Chelsea vs Aston Villa?
Chelsea had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.