Chelsea v Aston Villa, 11 September 2021

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,969

View Chelsea v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 53 Chelsea won: 27 Drawn: 13 Aston Villa won: 13 Chelsea scored: 88 Aston Villa scored: 51 Aston Villa had now lost on 12 of their last 17 visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (won one).

3 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 15 G
Mateo Kovačić 49 G
Romelu Lukaku 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Starting lineup:

Jed Steer Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Axel Tuanzebe Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Danny Ings Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Jorginho for Saúl Ñiguez 46
César Azpilicueta for Kai Havertz 64
Timo Werner for Callum Hudson-Odoi 82

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Jacob Ramsey 56
Bertrand Traoré for Danny Ings 69
Marvelous Nakamba for Douglas Luiz 80

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 61 Y

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 8 Y
Tyrone Mings 28 Y
John McGinn 90 Y
Matt Targett 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Mason Mount
Forward Timo Werner

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 2nd Chelsea had now won 600 games in the Premier League (played 1,118, lost 244); only Manchester United won more (690). In his 11th appearance at the stadium in the division, Romulu Lukaku scored his first goals in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. In his 94th appearance in the competition, Mateo Kovačić scored his second goal in the Premier League; also at Everton in December 2019.

Comments:

League position: 12th Aston Villa failed to score for the first time in their last seven games in the Premier League. Villa failed in their attempt to score more than one goal in each of five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the second time. They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 16 games in the Premier League.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 15 G
Mateo Kovačić 49 G
Romelu Lukaku 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Substitutions:

Jorginho for Saúl Ñiguez 46
César Azpilicueta for Kai Havertz 64
Timo Werner for Callum Hudson-Odoi 82

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Mason Mount
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 2nd Chelsea had now won 600 games in the Premier League (played 1,118, lost 244); only Manchester United won more (690). In his 11th appearance at the stadium in the division, Romulu Lukaku scored his first goals in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. In his 94th appearance in the competition, Mateo Kovačić scored his second goal in the Premier League; also at Everton in December 2019.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jed Steer Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Axel Tuanzebe Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Danny Ings Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Jacob Ramsey 56
Bertrand Traoré for Danny Ings 69
Marvelous Nakamba for Douglas Luiz 80

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 8 Y
Tyrone Mings 28 Y
John McGinn 90 Y
Matt Targett 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 12th Aston Villa failed to score for the first time in their last seven games in the Premier League. Villa failed in their attempt to score more than one goal in each of five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the second time. They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 16 games in the Premier League.