BIRMINGHAM. Chelsea tops Aston Villa 2-0 after M. Mount scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the collaboration of Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 67.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Aston Villa

0 - 2

Chelsea

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 95 Attack 112
  • 45 Dangerous attack 46
  • 82 Ball safe 101
  • 12 Free Kicks 16
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Chelsea had a superior ball possession 59% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.​

Aston Villa shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (B. Chilwell, K. Koulibaly and M. Mount).

Match Timeline

6'
33'
Ben Chilwell- Yellow
46'
46'
58'
Conor Gallagher- sub ->P. Aubameyang
61'
65'
65'
Emiliano Buendía- sub ->L. Bailey
66'
73'
78'
83'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Aston Villa will stay with 9 points like Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea will have 19 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).

Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.1
D
Ashley Young 18.England
7.1
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
6.1
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
6.8
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.2
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.3
73'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.9
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.6
78'
F
Danny Ings 9.England
6.8
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
6.4
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.2
66'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
D
J. Bednarek 20.Poland
M
Morgan Sanson 8.France
M
L. Bogarde 52.Netherlands
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
6.6
78'
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.5
66'
M
Marvelous Nakamba 19.Zimbabwe
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
6.8
73'

Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.1), Matty Cash (6.2), Ezri Konsa (6.8), Tyrone Mings (6.1), Ashley Young (7.1), Jacob Ramsey (6.6), Douglas Luiz (6.9), John McGinn (7.1), Leon Bailey (7.4), Danny Ings (6.8) and Ollie Watkins (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Morgan Sanson, Lamare Bogarde, Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, Jan Bednarek, Leander Dendoncker (6.2), Emiliano Buendía (6.4), Marvelous Nakamba and Philippe Coutinho (6.8).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: L. Bailey for E. Buendia (66′), J. McGinn for Coutinho (73′) and J. Ramsey for L. Dendoncker (78′).

Best player: Leon Bailey​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Leon Bailey.

His rating is (7.4) with 12 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 1.Spain
8.6
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.0
D
Marc Cucurella 32.Spain
6.3
46'
D
Trevoh Chalobah 14.England
6.5
M
Ben Chilwell 21.England
6.4
33'
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
6.9
65'
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 12.England
6.4
M
Raheem Sterling 17.England
6.2
89'
F
Mason Mount 19.England
8.5
83' 6', 65'
F
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.1
46'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 9.Gabon
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
D
César Azpilicueta 28.Spain
7.1
46'
D
Kalidou Koulibaly 26.Senegal
7.1
46' 61'
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
6.4
58'
M
Christian Pulisic 10.United States
M
Denis Zakaria 20.Switzerland
M
Carney Chukwuemeka 30.England
M
Jorginho 5.Italy
6.5
65'
F
Armando Broja 18.Albania
89'

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

Graham Potter played with: Kepa Arrizabalaga (8.6), Trevoh Chalobah (6.5), Thiago Silva (7.0), Marc Cucurella (6.4), Raheem Sterling (6.2), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.4), Mateo Kovačić (6.6), Ben Chilwell (6.4), Mason Mount (8.5), Kai Havertz (6.9) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Conor Gallagher (6.6), Christian Pulišić, Denis Zakaria, César Azpilicueta (7.2), Carney Chukwuemeka, Jorginho (6.6), Edouard Mendy, Armando Broja and Kalidou Koulibaly (6.9).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: K. Havertz for K. Koulibaly (46′), M. Cucurella for C. Azpilicueta (46′), P. Aubameyang for C. Gallagher (58′), M. Kovacic for Jorginho (65′) and R. Sterling for A. Broja (89′).

Best player: Kepa Arrizabalaga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga. His rating is 8.62. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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