Premier League · Sun 23 May 2021 · Villa Park
- Bertrand Traoré 43'
- Anwar El Ghazi 52' (pen)
- Ben Chilwell 70'
The story
Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 at Villa Park in the Premier League, gameweek 38.
Aston Villa's goals came from Bertrand Traoré (43') and Anwar El Ghazi (52', pen); Ben Chilwell (70') replied for Chelsea.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
César Azpilicueta of Chelsea was sent off (89').
Chelsea had 72% of the ball and 23 shots to Aston Villa's 6.
The result leaves Aston Villa 11th and Chelsea 4th in the table.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 43' Bertrand Traoré Goal · Aston Villa 1-0 Assist: Matt Targett
- 52' Anwar El Ghazi Penalty · Aston Villa 2-0
- 70' Ben Chilwell Goal · Chelsea 2-1 Assist: Christian Pulisic
- 89' César Azpilicueta Sent off · Chelsea
Line-ups
Aston Villa
- Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper
- Matt TargettDefender
- Tyrone MingsDefender
- Ezri KonsaDefender
- Kortney HauseDefender
- John McGinnMidfielder
- Marvelous NakambaMidfielder
- Jack GrealishForward
- Ollie WatkinsForward
- Bertrand Traoréoff 73'Forward
- Anwar El Ghazioff 79'Forward
Chelsea
- Edouard Mendyoff 46'Goalkeeper
- Reece JamesDefender
- Ben ChilwellDefender
- Thiago SilvaDefender
- César AzpilicuetaDefender
- Antonio RüdigerDefender
- Mateo Kovacicoff 66'Midfielder
- Mason MountMidfielder
- Jorginhooff 60'Midfielder
- Timo WernerForward
- Christian PulisicForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (11)
- 43' ⚽ Bertrand Traoréassist Matt Targett
- 45' 🟨 Jorginho
- 45+2' 🟨 Timo Werner
- 49' 🟨 Mateo Kovacic
- 52' ⚽ Anwar El Ghazi (pen)
- 65' 🟨 John McGinn
- 70' ⚽ Ben Chilwellassist Christian Pulisic
- 74' 🟨 Marvelous Nakamba
- 81' 🟨 Emiliano Martínez
- 89' 🟥 César Azpilicueta
- 90+5' 🟨 Kepa Arrizabalaga
Head to head
2Aston Villa wins1Draws3Chelsea wins



