LONDON. Aston Villa overcomes Chelsea with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Watkins (18′) and a goal from J. McGinn (56′). Chelsea was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the help of Harry Lennard and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 69% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Aston Villa was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Chelsea shot 27 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Mateo Kovacic, Ben Chilwell and Enzo Fernández). Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (B. Kamara, C. Chambers and L. Digne).

Standings

After playing this match, Chelsea will stay with 38 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will have 41 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Nottingham Forest on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).

Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga (5.8), Reece James (7.6), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.3), Marc Cucurella (6.7), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.2), Enzo Fernández (7.1), Mateo Kovačić (7.4), Ben Chilwell (7.1), Kai Havertz (7.1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.0) and João Félix (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Conor Gallagher (6.0), Noni Madueke (7.0), Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcus Bettinelli, Mason Mount, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoît Badiashile Mukinayi, N’Golo Kanté (7.0) and Christian Pulišić (6.8).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: Ruben Loftus-Cheek for N’Golo Kanté (57′), Mykhaylo Mudryk for Noni Madueke (57′), Mateo Kovacic for Conor Gallagher (80′) and Marc Cucurella for Christian Pulišić (80′).

Best player: Reece James​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Reece James.

His rating is (7.6) with 87 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (8.4), Ashley Young (6.4), Ezri Konsa (6.6), Tyrone Mings (7.1), Álex Moreno (7.1), John McGinn (7.8), Boubacar Kamara (6.4), Douglas Luiz (7.1), Jacob Ramsey (7.5), Emiliano Buendía (6.2) and Ollie Watkins (7.1).

They had on the bench: Bertrand Isidore Traoré, Leon Bailey (6.8), Jhon Jáder Durán Palacio, Calum Chambers (7.3), Leander Dendoncker, Diego Carlos Santos Silva, Lucas Digne, James Wright and Viljani Sinisalo.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: B. Kamara for Calum Chambers (46′), E. Buendía for Leon Bailey (76′), Douglas Luiz for Leander Dendoncker (87′) and Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (89′).

Best player: Emiliano Martínez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez. His rating is 8.43. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Nottingham Forest – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1
• Manchester City – Liverpool – 4-1
• Crystal Palace – Leicester City – 2-1
• Chelsea – Aston Villa – 0-2
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – 3-3
• Arsenal – Leeds United – 4-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Fulham – 2-1