Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Chelsea (Wed Oct 05) Aston Villa | Chelsea 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-3-1-2 E Alex Nock | Jason Fortune | O_Christensen GK | GK J_Caldwell C_Seaman DF | DF F_Uduokhai K_Guessoum DF | DF L_Hernandez E_Militao DF | DF A_Rudiger T_Matthews DF | DF J_Gimenez D_Kinsombi DM | AM B_Fernandes C_Leemans MF | MF Isco S_Bergwijn MF | MF M_Gotze P-E_Hojbjerg AM | MF P_Gomez C_Ronaldo FW | FW A_Mitrovic Sam_Lammers FW | FW Torrem_Moffi | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB J_Oblak Y_Ribeiro SUB | SUB A_Masuaka K_Trippier SUB | SUB Y_Mina D_Nascimento SUB | SUB Oscar P_Schick SUB | SUB P_Dybala Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Cheshire) Min. 1 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg gains possession ... P-E_Hojbjerg sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... J_Caldwell gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... K_Guessoum crosses it in! ... J_Caldwell easily claims the ball! Min. 8 :(che) M_Gotze retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... A_Mitrovic gets on the end of it ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Matthews hits it out for a throw Min. 13 :(che) L_Hernandez with a glorious 60-yard pass to Torrem_Moffi ... K_Guessoum knocks the ball back to O_Christensen ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past O_Christensen! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... A_Mitrovic lofts the ball in! ... O_Christensen jumps well to claim it! Min. 21 :(ast) C_Leemans takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo could have let it bounce! ... But J_Caldwell parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 23 :(ast) S_Bergwijn backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... Sam_Lammers latches onto the end of it ... Sam_Lammers tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... But J_Caldwell with the difficult save Min. 26 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Sam_Lammers ... F_Uduokhai gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 26 :(che) M_Gotze with a flicked pass to Torrem_Moffi ... E_Militao wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 35 :(che) B_Fernandes jumps over C_Seaman's challenge ... B_Fernandes tries the shot ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... That’s given Chelsea the advantage! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 36 :(ast) The defender loses control of the ball! ... T_Matthews seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... T_Matthews with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Caldwell dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Caldwell beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Leemans ... The ball comes to D_Kinsombi ... He knocks it goalward ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... P-E_Hojbjerg chips the ball in towards the far post! ... L_Hernandez wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 38 :(che) P_Gomez plays a first time ball through the defence to Torrem_Moffi ... Brilliantly taken away by C_Seaman !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(che) M_Gotze plays a long ball to Torrem_Moffi ... Torrem_Moffi with the side footed shot! ... O_Christensen is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And O_Christensen reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... P_Gomez drives it into the box! ... T_Matthews clears the danger Min. 44 :(ast) S_Bergwijn with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... S_Bergwijn heads the ball towards goal ! ... J_Caldwell takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 45 :(ast) C_Leemans retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... Sam_Lammers latches onto the end of it ... Sam_Lammers hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 46 :(ast) K_Guessoum with a first time pass ... D_Kinsombi runs onto it! ... J_Gimenez with the high feet ... He is warned by Anthony_Taylor ... It’s just a warning Min. 47 :(ast) C_Ronaldo picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... A_Rudiger reads the play well Min. 49 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Leemans ... L_Hernandez with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Anthony_Taylor calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea Min. 46 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... C_Ronaldo gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Ronaldo with the 40 yard drive ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 48 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg with the heel pass to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers with the strike ! ... J_Caldwell won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 50 :(ast) Sam_Lammers backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... P-E_Hojbjerg latches onto the end of it ... P-E_Hojbjerg strikes a wicked curler ! ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 54 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers sees J_Caldwell off his line ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 54 :(che) M_Gotze beats K_Guessoum ... T_Matthews fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... Anthony_Taylor refrained from booking him but had words Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa switch to playing A Min. 55 :(ast) S_Bergwijn seems to have switched to a AM role Min. 56 :(ast) S_Bergwijn is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Sam_Lammers ... But A_Rudiger slides in Min. 57 :(che) Isco kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Mitrovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Mitrovic aiming for the bottom corner ! ... Looks like it should be O_Christensen's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... O_Christensen looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Hernandez plays it towards the near post! ... O_Christensen catches it! Min. 57 :(ast) C_Ronaldo has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Rudiger! ... He has some space now! ... L_Hernandez fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Anthony_Taylor gave him a strong warning Min. 58 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro comes on for T_Matthews and takes up a DF role Min. 58 :(che) M_Gotze crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Gomez in the box ... P_Gomez with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... O_Christensen makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 60 :(che) A_Masuaka replaces F_Uduokhai and will play DF Min. 61 :(che) B_Fernandes with a penetrating pass to Torrem_Moffi ... Torrem_Moffi hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 65 :(che) Y_Mina takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace B_Fernandes as DF Min. 65 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with the dribble ... But A_Rudiger clears the danger Min. 68 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with a perfectly timed run ... Sam_Lammers with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 70 :(ast) K_Trippier is being prepared to come on ... E_Militao is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 70 :(ast) P_Schick is being brought on ... Sam_Lammers is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(ast) D_Nascimento comes on for C_Leemans and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(che) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... Oscar will come on for Isco and play MF Min. 70 :(che) P_Dybala will replace the useless A_Mitrovic and will play FW Min. 71 :(ast) D_Nascimento with the header on ... He finds P_Schick in space ... A_Rudiger beats him to the ball Min. 73 :(che) Oscar moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Gotze ... C_Seaman anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 74 :(ast) P_Schick brings it under control ... He takes on A_Rudiger ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Bergwijn! ... A_Rudiger does well to get the tackle in Min. 80 :(ast) P_Schick cuts inside A_Rudiger ... He worked that well ... P_Schick has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Caldwell fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 86 :(ast) K_Guessoum looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... C_Ronaldo receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... C_Ronaldo flicks the header toward the far post! ... But J_Caldwell hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 87 :(che) Oscar gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Torrem_Moffi ... C_Seaman plays the back pass ... O_Christensen can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Oscar curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to Torrem_Moffi ... He knocks it goalward ... But he somehow misses ... The Aston Villa fans laugh at him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(che) Torrem_Moffi runs with pace at the defence ... But C_Seaman barges him off the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P-E_Hojbjerg Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Rudiger (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Fernandes (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Hernandez (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 14 | 6 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 4 | 4 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 34 1 1 1 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 29 14 2 31 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 E_Militao DF 1 29 14 2 20 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 28 14 13 22 | 62 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 D_Kinsombi DM 1 13 30 13 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 C_Leemans MF 1 13 31 13 32 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Bergwijn AM 1 10 29 13 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 P-E_Hojbjerg AM 2 11 28 14 22 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 6 C_Ronaldo FW 1 2 11 32 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 30 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 R_Sanchez GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento MF 1 13 28 13 26 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Caldwell GK 33 1 1 1 22 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 F_Uduokhai DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 29 11 2 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 7 -3 A_Rudiger DF 1 28 6 4 27 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 J_Gimenez DF 2 27 10 3 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Fernandes AM 1 8 31 14 23 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 Isco MF 1 3 30 12 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 30 11 24 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 P_Gomez MF 1 2 29 13 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Mitrovic FW 1 2 6 30 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Torrem_Moffi FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Oblak GK 30 4 3 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 27 11 3 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Mina DF 1 26 10 5 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 Oscar MF 3 2 28 12 23 | 21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 P_Dybala FW 1 4 14 28 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1664997165 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35