Aston Villa v Chelsea, 02 September 2007
| Score | 2-0 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Mark Clattenburg |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 37,714 |
View Aston Villa v Chelsea head to head
KICK-OFF: 4.00pm
Goals:
| Zat Knight | 47 |
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| Gabby Agbonlahor | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Scott Carson
Defender
Wilfred Bouma
Defender
Zat Knight
Defender
Martin Laursen
Defender
Olof Mellberg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ashley Young
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
John Carew
Forward
Luke Moore
Substitutions:
| Stilian Petrov for John Carew | 79 |
Cards:
| Nigel Reo-Coker | 56 | Y |
| Gareth Barry | 66 | Y |
| Gabby Agbonlahor | 71 | Y |
| John Carew | 71 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Comments:
League position: 10th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor, Marlon Harewood, Craig Gardner and Shaun Maloney The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Aston Villa's first goal against Chelsea on 2nd September has been confirmed as a Zat Knight goal. [re: Circular 1 - 29/10/2007]0 Chelsea
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Petr Čech
Goalkeeper
Belletti
Defender/Right back
Alex
Defender
Ashley Cole
Defender
John Terry
Defender
Michael Essien
Midfielder
Claude Makélélé
Midfielder
John Obi Mikel
Midfielder
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Midfielder
Didier Drogba
Forward
Florent Malouda
Forward
Substitutions:
| Claudio Pizarro for John Obi Mikel | 52 |
| Joe Cole for Shaun Wright-Phillips | 63 |
| Salomon Kalou for Claude Makélélé | 63 |
Cards:
| Didier Drogba | 70 | Y |