Aston Villa v Chelsea, 23 May 2021

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance10,000

View Aston Villa v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 52 Aston Villa won: 13 Drawn: 13 Chelsea won: 26 Aston Villa scored: 51 Chelsea scored: 85 Aston Villa had now won two of the last 13 meetings in the Premier League (lost ten).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

1 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 43 G
Anwar El Ghazi penalty 52 P

Goals:

Ben Chilwell 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward
Timo Werner Forward

Substitutions:

Carney Chukwuemeka for Bertrand Traoré 73
Jacob Ramsey for Anwar El Ghazi 79

Substitutions:

Kepa Arrizabalaga for Edouard Mendy 46
Hakim Ziyech for Jorginho 60
Kai Havertz for Mateo Kovačić 66

Cards:

John McGinn 65 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 75 Y
Emiliano Martínez 81 Y

Cards:

Jorginho 45 Y
Timo Werner 45 Y
Mateo Kovačić 49 Y
César Azpilicueta 89 R
Kepa Arrizabalaga 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Keinan Davis
Forward Wesley

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

Final league position 2020-21: 11th Aston Villa's final position of 11th was their highest in the Premier League since 2010-11 (9th). Villa became the seventh team to play 1,000 games in the Premier League (won 341, lost 369). This was their 500th game in the Premier League at Villa Park (won 202, lost 152). Anwar El Ghazi's goal was the 100th penalty goal scored in this Premier League this season.

Comments:

Final league position 2020-21: 4th Despite this defeat, Chelsea qualified for the following season's UEFA Champions League due to Tottenham Hotspur's win at Leicester City on the same afternoon. Bertrand Traoré became the 25th player to score against the Blues in the Premier League who had also played for them in the division; more players than any other club along with Tottenham Hotspur. They became the first team since Everton in 1910-11 to finish in the top four of the top division without a player scoring ten or more goals. César Azpilicueta scored after 60 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision. César Azpilicueta was sent-off after 89 minutes for violent conduct. However, the subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 43 G
Anwar El Ghazi penalty 52 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Carney Chukwuemeka for Bertrand Traoré 73
Jacob Ramsey for Anwar El Ghazi 79

Cards:

John McGinn 65 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 75 Y
Emiliano Martínez 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Keinan Davis
Forward Wesley

Comments:

Final league position 2020-21: 11th Aston Villa's final position of 11th was their highest in the Premier League since 2010-11 (9th). Villa became the seventh team to play 1,000 games in the Premier League (won 341, lost 369). This was their 500th game in the Premier League at Villa Park (won 202, lost 152). Anwar El Ghazi's goal was the 100th penalty goal scored in this Premier League this season.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Ben Chilwell 70 G

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward
Timo Werner Forward

Substitutions:

Kepa Arrizabalaga for Edouard Mendy 46
Hakim Ziyech for Jorginho 60
Kai Havertz for Mateo Kovačić 66

Cards:

Jorginho 45 Y
Timo Werner 45 Y
Mateo Kovačić 49 Y
César Azpilicueta 89 R
Kepa Arrizabalaga 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

Final league position 2020-21: 4th Despite this defeat, Chelsea qualified for the following season's UEFA Champions League due to Tottenham Hotspur's win at Leicester City on the same afternoon. Bertrand Traoré became the 25th player to score against the Blues in the Premier League who had also played for them in the division; more players than any other club along with Tottenham Hotspur. They became the first team since Everton in 1910-11 to finish in the top four of the top division without a player scoring ten or more goals. César Azpilicueta scored after 60 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision. César Azpilicueta was sent-off after 89 minutes for violent conduct. However, the subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.