Aston Villa tops Chelsea 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Watkins. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Aston Villa conquers Chelsea 1-0 after O. Watkins scored just 1 goal (73').

September 25, 2023

LONDON. Aston Villa conquers Chelsea 1-0 after O. Watkins scored just 1 goal (73′).

Malo Gusto received a red card (58′). This red card was one of the reason why Chelsea lost the match.

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the collaboration of Darren Cann and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.78 degrees Celsius or 69.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

Chelsea

0 - 1

Aston Villa

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

10 Total 15
4 On Target 7
2 Off Target 3
4 Shots blocked 5

102 Attack 69
48 Dangerous attack 46
65 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 11
10 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Aston Villa was capable to find the solution to win this contest.

Chelsea shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Ben Chilwell and Nicolas Jackson). Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Douglas Luiz, Lucas Digne and Emiliano Martínez).

(Chelsea) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (58′).

Match Timeline

44'

Lucas Digne- Yellow

Nicolas Jackson- Yellow

50'

Malo Gusto- Red

58'

Malo Gusto(VAR_CARD)

57'

Ben Chilwell- sub ->Mykhaylo Mudryk

61'

Cole Palmer- sub ->Enzo Fernández

68'

Lesley Ugochukwu - sub ->Nicolas Jackson

68'

73'

Ollie Watkins(goal)

75'

Leon Bailey- sub ->Nicolò Zaniolo

75'

Jacob Ramsey- sub ->John McGinn

79'

81'

Youri Tielemans- sub ->Moussa Diaby

Ben Chilwell- Yellow

90'

Jhon Durán- sub ->Ollie Watkins

90'

Douglas Luiz- Yellow

90'

Emiliano Martínez- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Chelsea will stay with 5 points to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Aston Villa will have 12 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Arsenal on the 21st of October with a 24-15 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (10 draws).

Aston Villa will host West Ham United on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea

Robert Sánchez 1.Spain

8.5

Axel Disasi 2.France

7.1

Thiago Silva 6.Brazil

7.9

Levi Colwill 26.England

7.3

Malo Gusto 27.France

6.3

58'

Raheem Sterling 7.England

6.3

Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina

7.0

68'

Conor Gallagher 23.England

7.9

Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine

7.1

61'

Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador

7.3

79'

Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal

6.6

68'

50'

Substitutes

Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia

Lucas Bergström 47.Finland

Ben Chilwell 21.England

7.0

61'

90'

Marc Cucurella 3.Spain

Ian Maatsen 29.Netherlands

Lesley Ugochukwu 16.France

7.0

68'

Cole Palmer 20.England

7.0

68'

Armando Broja 19.Albania

6.4

79'

Deivid Washington 36.Brazil

Chelsea adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (8.5), Malo Gusto (6.3), Axel Disasi (7.1), Thiago Silva (7.9), Levi Colwill (7.3), Moisés Caicedo (7.3), Conor Gallagher (7.9), Raheem Sterling (6.3), Enzo Fernández (7.0), Mykhaylo Mudryk (7.1) and Nicolas Jackson (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lesley Ugochukwu (7.0), Ben Chilwell (7.0), Marc Cucurella, Armando Broja (6.4), Cole Palmer (7.0), Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen, Deivid Washington and Lucas Bergström.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: Mykhaylo Mudryk for Ben Chilwell (61′), Nicolas Jackson for Lesley Ugochukwu (68′), Enzo Fernández for Cole Palmer (68′) and Moisés Caicedo for Armando Broja (79′).

Best player: Robert Sánchez

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.5

90'

Matty Cash 2.Poland

7.3

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.5

Lucas Digne 12.France

7.5

44'

Pau Torres 14.Spain

7.5

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

7.1

90'

John McGinn 7.Scotland

6.8

75'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.8

81'

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

7.7

90'

Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy

6.7

75'

Ollie Watkins 11.England

8.1

90'

73'

Substitutes

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

Calum Chambers 16.England

C. Lenglet 17.France

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

6.3

75'

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

6.7

81'

Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium

6.8

90'

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

6.7

75'

O. Kellyman 71.England

Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

6.3

90'

Also Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.5), Matty Cash (7.3), Ezri Konsa (7.5), Pau Torres (7.5), Lucas Digne (7.5), Boubacar Kamara (7.7), Douglas Luiz (7.1), John McGinn (6.8), Moussa Diaby (6.8), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.7) and Ollie Watkins (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Leon Bailey (6.3), Youri Tielemans (6.7), Calum Chambers, Clément Lenglet, Jhon Durán (6.3), Robin Olsen, Leander Dendoncker (6.8), Jacob Ramsey (6.7) and Omari Kellyman.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Nicolò Zaniolo for Leon Bailey (75′), Moussa Diaby for Youri Tielemans (81′), John McGinn for Jacob Ramsey (75′), Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán (90′) and Boubacar Kamara for Leander Dendoncker (90′).