Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea — Premier League, 23 May 2021
Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on 23 May 2021 at Villa Park, Birmingham. B. Traore, A. El-Ghazi, Benjamin Chilwell got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 0 and Chelsea 4, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-043'assist: M. Targett
- 45'Tripping
- 45+2'Tripping
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 49'Tripping
- 2-052'Penalty
- 60'
- 65'Tripping
- 66'
- 2-170'
- 73'
- 74'Roughing
- 79'out: A. El-Ghazi
- 81'Roughing
- 89'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 90+5'Delay of game
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.3Tyrone MingsD
- 7.3Bertrand TraoréM
- 7.3Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.2Kortney HauseD
- 7.2Marvelous NakambaM
- 7.2Matt TargettD
- 7.0Anwar El GhaziM
- 7.0John McGinnM
- 6.7Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.6Jack GrealishM
- 6.6Ezri KonsaD
- 6.3Jacob RamseyM
- 6.3Carney ChukwuemekaM
Chelsea
- 8.2Benjamin ChilwellM
- 7.3Timo WernerF
- 7.3César AzpilicuetaM
- 7.0Thiago SilvaD
- 7.0Reece JamesD
- 6.9Christian PulišićF
- 6.9Hakim ZiyechM
- 6.7Mason MountF
- 6.6JorginhoM
- 6.5Édouard MendyG
- 6.3Antonio RüdigerD
- 6.3Kepa ArrizabalagaG
- 6.2Mateo KovačićM
- 6.0Kai HavertzM
Line-ups
Chelsea3-4-2-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaD. Smith
Substitutes
- 9WesleyF
- 1Tom HeatonG
- 3Neil TaylorD
- 39Keinan DavisF
- 27Ahmed El-MohamadyD
- 41Jacob RamseyM6.3
- 6Douglas LuizM
- 52Jaden PhilogeneM
- 60Carney Chukwuemeka73'M6.3
ChelseaT. Tuchel
Substitutes
- 22Hakim ZiyechM6.9
- 29Kai Havertz66'M6.0
- 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG6.3
- 3Marcos AlonsoD
- 4Andreas ChristensenD
- 18Olivier GiroudF
- 20Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 15Kurt ZoumaD
- 23Billy GilmourM
Team statistics
28%Possession72%
6Total shots23
3Shots on target7
3Shots off target11
0Blocked shots5
2Corners9
0Offsides2
11Fouls12
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
6Goalkeeper saves1
250Total passes598
174Accurate passes532
70%Pass accuracy89%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Bertrand Traoré | 73 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Kortney Hause | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Marvelous Nakamba | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Matt Targett | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 79 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| John McGinn | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Oliver Watkins | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jack Grealish | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Chilwell | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Timo Werner | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| César Azpilicueta | 89 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Thiago Silva | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Christian Pulišić | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hakim Ziyech | 30 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mason Mount | 90 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jorginho | 60 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Édouard Mendy | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 66 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Kai Havertz | 24 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Aston VillaWLDLW
- W19 May 21ATottenham2-1
- L16 May 21ACrystal Palace2-3
- D13 May 21HEverton0-0
- L09 May 21HManchester United1-3
- W01 May 21AEverton2-1
Head-to-head
- 28 Dec 20Chelsea1-1Aston Villa
- 21 Jun 20Aston Villa1-2Chelsea
- 04 Dec 19Chelsea2-1Aston Villa
- 02 Apr 16Aston Villa0-4Chelsea
- 17 Oct 15Chelsea2-0Aston Villa
- 07 Feb 15Aston Villa1-2Chelsea
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