Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Premier League 23 May 2021, 15:00
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 S. Attwell Round 38

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on 23 May 2021.

Chelsea dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 23 shots to Aston Villa's 6.

César Azpilicueta was sent off in the 89th minute.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with S. Attwell in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 28% - 72% Shots 6 - 23 On target 3 - 7 Corners 2 - 9 Fouls 11 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Ben Chilwell
Chelsea · 1 goal
7 Bertrand Traoré 1 goal
7 Anwar El Ghazi 1 goal
7 Emiliano Martínez 6 saves
7 Ezri Konsa captained the side
Match statistics
6 Shots Total 23
3 Shots On Goal 7
3 Shots Off Goal 11
0 Shots Blocked 5
4 Shots Inside Box 15
2 Shots Outside Box 8
11 Fouls 12
2 Corners 9
0 Offsides 2
28% Ball Possession 72%
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
6 Saves 1
250 Passes Total 598
174 Passes Accurate 532
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-4-2
26 E. Martínez
4 E. Konsa 30 K. Hause 5 T. Mings 18 M. Targett
7 J. McGinn 19 M. Nakamba 15 B. Traoré 10 J. Grealish
21 A. Ghazi 11 O. Watkins
Chelsea · 4-4-2
16 E. Mendy
24 R. James 6 T. Silva 2 A. Rüdiger 28 C. Azpilicueta
5 Jorginho 17 M. Kovačić 21 B. Chilwell 19 M. Mount
10 C. Pulišić 11 T. Werner
Aston Villa
Coach
D. Smith
Substitutes
  • 1 Tom Heaton
  • 27 Ahmed El-Mohamady
  • 3 Neil Taylor
  • 60 Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 6 Douglas Luiz
  • 39 Keinan Davis
  • 52 Jayden Philogene-Bidace
  • 9 Wesley
Chelsea
Coach
T. Tuchel
Substitutes
  • 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga
  • 15 Kurt Zouma
  • 4 Andreas Christensen
  • 29 Kai Havertz
  • 23 Billy Gilmour
  • 3 Marcos Alonso
  • 22 Hakim Ziyech
  • 20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 18 Olivier Giroud
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Kepa Arrizabalaga ↓ Edouard Mendy Chelsea
  • 60' ↑ Hakim Ziyech ↓ Jorginho Chelsea
  • 66' ↑ Kai Havertz ↓ Mateo Kovačić Chelsea
  • 73' ↑ Carney Chukwuemeka ↓ Bertrand Traoré Aston Villa
  • 79' ↑ Jacob Ramsey ↓ Anwar El Ghazi Aston Villa
Cards
  • 45' Jorginho Chelsea
  • 45+2' Timo Werner Chelsea
  • 49' Mateo Kovačić Chelsea
  • 65' John McGinn Aston Villa
  • 74' Marvelous Nakamba Aston Villa
  • 81' Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa
  • 89' César Azpilicueta Chelsea
  • 90+5' Kepa Arrizabalaga Chelsea
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 4 3 draws 8 Chelsea
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Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Chelsea?
Aston Villa won 2-1 against Chelsea on 23 May 2021.
Who won Aston Villa vs Chelsea?
Aston Villa won the match 2-1.
Where was Aston Villa vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Chelsea?
Chelsea had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.