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Aston Villa v Chelsea - as it happened

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Aston Villa v Chelsea, fourth-round replay, FA Cup, 07/02/2024, lineups. BeSoccer
Aston Villa v Chelsea, fourth-round replay, FA Cup, 07/02/2024, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE coverage of the FA Cup fourth-round replay match between Aston Villa and Chelsea at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The first match between the two teams ended in a goalless draw. Both teams will fight for a ticket to the next round.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
11'
C. Gallagher
0 - 2
21'
N. Jackson
0 - 3
54'
E. Fernández
M. Diaby
90'+1
1 - 3
Press

Match report in news

  • 94'
    FT (1-3): Enzo Fernandez scored a stunning free-kick to seal Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth-round replay at Villa Park on Wednesday. Thank you for joining us and see you soon!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Aston Villa en el 91'
  • 91'
    GOAAAAAAAAL FOR VILLA! Diaby scores for Villa with a superb shot from the edge of the box.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
Substitution

Substitution

at Aston Villa
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 87'
    Aston Villa sub: Kamara and Bailey make way and Iroegbunam and Zaniolo take their places.
  • 83'
    Chelsea double sub: Badiashile and Jackson OUT. Nkunku and Gilchrist IN.
  • 80'
    Chelsea double sub: Palmer OUT. Thiago Silva IN.
  • 78'
    Petrovic receives a yellow card for time wasting.
  • 74'
    Chelsea sub: Madueke is replaced by Sterling.
Substitution

Substitution

at Aston Villa
  • 71'
    Aston Villa double sub: McGinn and Tielemans OUT. Diaby and Ramsey IN.
  • 69'
    McGinn almost scores from inside the box after a pass from Cash but Disasi clears it incredibly well!
  • 67'
    Unai Emery should consider some changes to give his team a boost.
  • 64'
    Lenglet seems to be injured and is lying on the pitch.
  • 62'
    Aston Villa are unable to get the ball at the moment.
  • 60'
    This match could have been a turning point in Pochettino's career at Chelsea but things look set to go well for the Argentine manager.
  • 58'
    The Villains seem to be in the doldrums after Chelsea's third goal.
  • 56'
    Enzo Fernandez receives a yellow card for celebrating his goal by taking his shirt off.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 54'
  • 54'
    Free-kick to the Blues 25 yards out from goal! Enzo Fernandez takes it and SCOREEEEEEEES! WHAT A WONDERSTRIKE!
  • 52'
    The first time the two teams met in the FA Cup was in 1920. How would the two teams be similar to each other now?
  • 50'
    Both coaches are reviewing their benches as they feel they need to make some changes.
  • 48'
    The second period is not starting very differently from the first.
  • 46'
    The second half staaaaarts! No changes at the moment.
  • 45'
    45+2: HT (0-2): Chelsea are leading at half-time thanks to goals from Gallagher and Jackson. We'll see what happens in the second period!
  • 45'
    Two minutes added!
  • 43'
    Aston Villa will have to improve in the second half if they want to come back.
  • 40'
    The Blues are trying to defend their result with all their might to go into half-time in the lead.
Card

Yellow card

a Aston Villa
  • 38'
    Diego Carlos receives a yellow card after a tackle on Malo Gusto.
  • 37'
    Corner-kick for Villa! The ball goes wide.
  • 35'
    Chelsea get a corner which Aston Villa deal with.
  • 33'
    Martinez denies an effort by Palmer after a pass from Madueke.
  • 31'
    The home team are unable to get the ball at the moment!
  • 29'
    Chilwell has a pop from distance but nothing comes of it.
  • 26'
    Chelsea are running Villa ragged at this stage of the game despite not having started very well.
  • 23'
    The hosts are desperately trying to score to start a comeback. Will they be able to do it?
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 21'
  • 21'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR THE BLUES! Jackson makes it two from close range after a cross from Malo Gusto.
  • 19'
    Madueke tries his luck from inside the box but his effort goes wide!
  • 17'
    Both teams are sharing possession at the moment. The Blues have come alive after scoring the opener.
  • 15'
    Unai Emery's men are looking for a reaction with all their might.
  • 13'
    Corner-kick for Villa! McGinn takes it but nothing comes of it.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 11'
  • 11'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR CHELSEA! Gallagher opens the scoring from inside the box after a superb cross from Jackson!
  • 8'
    Corner-kick for Chelsea! Chilwell takes it but Martinez saves it after an attempt from Badiashile.
  • 6'
    The Blues have not started the match with energy. They will have to press higher if they want to progress to the next round.
  • 3'
    The hosts are having all the ball here early on!
  • 1'
    Aston Villa get us going in the burgundy from left to right while Chelsea are in blue!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Chelsea starting XI: Petrovic (GK); Chilwell, Badiashile, Disasi, Gusto; Madueke, Fernandez, Gallagher, Caicedo, Palmer; Jackson.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez (GK); Cash, Diego Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno; McGinn, Kamara, Tielemans, Douglas Luiz, Bailey; Watkins.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea possible lineup: Petrovic (GK); Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Chilwell; Chukwuemeka, Fernandez; Palmer, Nkunku, Mudryk; Jackson.
  • PRVW
    Aston Villa possible lineup: Martinez (GK); Cash, Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno; McGinn, Kamara, Luiz, Bailey; Diaby and Watkins.
  • PRVW
    "Football is my passion, not my job," he told reporters on Tuesday. "Being coach, I need to keep a sense of why I am here. We cannot suffer because of business and other things. We need to be focused to play football."
  • PRVW
    With Chelsea languishing in 11th place in the Premier League, an FA Cup exit at Villa would only add to the pressure. But Pochettino insisted he would retain a sense of enjoyment in the job even in trying times.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea lost 4-1 at Liverpool, then slumped to a chastening 4-2 home defeat against Wolves on Sunday.
  • PRVW
    Pochettino's side head to Aston Villa for an FA Cup fourth-round replay on Wednesday reeling after successive heavy defeats.
Info

Pre-match

07 February 2024, 21:00

Referee: Thomas Bramall | VAR: Peter Bankes

Stadium: Villa Park

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of the FA Cup fourth-round replay match between Aston Villa and Chelsea at Villa Park in Birmingham, England!