Aston Villa v Chelsea, 26 December 2021

Score3-1 to Chelsea
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,907

View Aston Villa v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 54 Aston Villa won: 13 Drawn: 13 Chelsea won: 28 Aston Villa scored: 52 Chelsea scored: 91 Chelsea had now won on six of their last eight visits to Villa Park in the Premier League.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

3 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Reece James own goal 28 OG

Goals:

Jorginho penalty 34 P
Romelu Lukaku 56 G
Jorginho penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Danny Ings 73
Carney Chukwuemeka for Emi Buendía 74
Anwar El Ghazi for Morgan Sanson 76

Substitutions:

Romelu Lukaku for Trevoh Chalobah 46
Andreas Christensen for Thiago Silva 52
Mateo Kovačić for N'Golo Kanté 63

Cards:

Emiliano Martínez 33 Y
Tyrone Mings 65 Y
Ezri Konsa 90 Y

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa had now equalled the competition record for the most defeats in a year in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal of a game; seven, also by Everton in 1999 and Wigan Athletic in 2006. Villa had now conceded three or more goals in six of their 18 games so far in this Premier League season. They failed in their attempt to win four consecutive league games played on Boxing Day for the first time since 1913.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea avoided completing a run of three consecutive games in the Premier League without a win for the first time since February 2021. 100 goals had now been scored in the Blues' 41 games in the Premier League in 2021 (69 for, 31 against). Jorginho had now scored a competition record of ten penalties in a year in the Premier League; previously nine by Matt Le Tissier in 1994 and current Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard in 2014.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Reece James own goal 28 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Danny Ings 73
Carney Chukwuemeka for Emi Buendía 74
Anwar El Ghazi for Morgan Sanson 76

Cards:

Emiliano Martínez 33 Y
Tyrone Mings 65 Y
Ezri Konsa 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa had now equalled the competition record for the most defeats in a year in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal of a game; seven, also by Everton in 1999 and Wigan Athletic in 2006. Villa had now conceded three or more goals in six of their 18 games so far in this Premier League season. They failed in their attempt to win four consecutive league games played on Boxing Day for the first time since 1913.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Jorginho penalty 34 P
Romelu Lukaku 56 G
Jorginho penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Romelu Lukaku for Trevoh Chalobah 46
Andreas Christensen for Thiago Silva 52
Mateo Kovačić for N'Golo Kanté 63

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea avoided completing a run of three consecutive games in the Premier League without a win for the first time since February 2021. 100 goals had now been scored in the Blues' 41 games in the Premier League in 2021 (69 for, 31 against). Jorginho had now scored a competition record of ten penalties in a year in the Premier League; previously nine by Matt Le Tissier in 1994 and current Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard in 2014.