Aston Villa vs Chelsea live
List of goalscorers
End of match
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94'FT: Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea! The match ends in Birmingham! Victory for Chelsea by the narrowest of margins, Aston Villa opened up a lead, but Chelsea equalised shortly afterwards with a penalty. At half-time, Lukaku came on for Chalobah and gave Chelsea some extra energy. The Belgian headed in to put the visitors ahead and in stoppage time he made an incredible run and earned another penalty. Thank you very much, it was a pleasure.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
en el 93' (Chelsea)
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93 'GOAL for Chelsea! Jorginho converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Yellow card
a Aston Villa
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92 'Ezri Konsa is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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92 'Penalty conceded by Konsa after a foul on Lukaku in the penalty area.
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90'4 minutes added on!
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88'Great chance for Chelsea! Hudson-Odoi almost scored but Villa's Argentinian keeper was in front of him to deny him the goal and still have a chance to tie the game.
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86'Marcos Alonso left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
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84'Lukaku wins a corner fot Blues.
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80'Foul by Jacob Ramsey on Christian Pulisic.
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77'Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Ezri Konsa is caught offside.
Substitution
at Aston Villa
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76 'Villa sub: El Ghazi on for Sanson.
Substitution
at Aston Villa
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73 'Villains double sub: Ings is replaced by Bertrand Traore and Buendia by Chukwuemeka.
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69 'Marcos Alonso is shown the yellow card for a foul on Cash.
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66'Mason Mount left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
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64 'Tyrone Mings is booked for a foul on Lukaku.
Substitution
at Chelsea
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63 'Chelsea sub: Kante is replaced by Kovacic.
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60'Danny Ings right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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58'Callum Hudson-Odoi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goaaaaaal!
en el 56' (Chelsea)
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56 'GOAL for Chelsea! Lukaku's goal after a great cross from Hudson-Odoi from the left flank. Good header from the Belgian striker. 1-2 here...
Substitution
at Chelsea
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52 'Chelsea sub: Christensen on for Thiago Silva.
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50'N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
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46'Aston Villa get us going again!
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45 'Chelsea HT sub: Romelu Lukaku replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
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45'HT: Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea! Good match we are enjoying on BeSoccer. It started quietly enough until a 28th minute own goal from Reece James from Targett's cross. However, shortly after Cash committed a penalty on Hudson-Odoi and Jorginho was on hand to equalise. See you in 15 minutes!
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45'1 minute added on.
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43'Callum Hudson-Odoi tries a through ball, but Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
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40'Danny Ings right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
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38'Danny Ings tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
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36'Foul by Trevoh Chalobah on Watkins.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
en el 34' (Chelsea)
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34 'GOAL for Chelsea! Jorginho converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Yellow card
a Aston Villa
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33 'Emiliano Martinez is shown the yellow card.
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33 'Penalty conceded by Matthew Cash after a foul on Hudson-Odoi in the penalty area.
Own goal
de Chelsea en el 28'
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28 'GOAL for Villains! Bad luck for Chelsea! A cross from Targett was deflected by Reece James into the back of the net. 1-0 to the Villains!
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24'Mason Mount's shot hit the crossbar.
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19'Ollie Watkins right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked by Chalobah. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
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17'Mount earns a corner for Chelsea.
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13'Foul by Ollie Watkins on Jorginho.
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11'Corner awarded to Villa.
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10'Marcos Alonso earns a corner for Blues.
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7'Foul by Trevoh Chalobah on Douglas Luiz.
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3'Foul by Jorginho on Douglas Luiz.
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1'Chelsea get us going in yellow from right to left while Aston Villa are in in their usual colours!
Start of match
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PRVWThe teams make their way out here! What a great atmosphere in Birmingham!!
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PRVWThe players finish their warm-up and prepare the final details before the start of the match.
December 26, 2021
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PRVWMartin Atkinson is the referee for this one while Stuart Attwell is the VAR.
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PRVWThis is how the visitor side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to win without the support of their home crowd?
December 26, 2021
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PRVWIt's 7 degrees and partly cloudy in Birmingham for this one.
December 26, 2021
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PRVWThis is the sixth time Aston Villa and Chelsea have met in a league match on Boxing Day, with Chelsea remaining unbeaten in the five contests so far. The last such match came in the 2007/08 season, a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
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PRVWVilla have won their last three Boxing Day league matches, their longest winning run on 26 December since a run of five between 1908 and 1913.
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PRVWChelsea’s last two Premier League matches have finished level, with the Blues last drawing three consecutive league fixtures back in February 2012. They have never gone three league matches without a win under Thomas Tuchel.
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PRVWVilla won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, last winning back-to-back home league matches against Chelsea in April 2004.
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PRVWChelsea bench: Kepa (GK); Sarr, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Barkley, Kovacic, Saul; Ziyech, Lukaku.
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PRVWVilla bench: Steer (GK); Tuanzebe, Hause; Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Iroegbunam, Chukwuemeka; Traore, Davis.
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PRVWChelsea XI: Mendy (GK); Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Chalobah; Marcos Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Reece James; Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Mount.
December 26, 2021
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PRVWAston Villa XI: Emiliano Martinez (GK); Targett, Mings, Konza, Cash; Jacob Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, Sanson; Ings, Watkins, Buendia.
December 26, 2021
Pre-match
26 December 2021, 19:30
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Stadium: Villa Park
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Chelsea! Any predictions?