chelsea vs aston villa : Scores of this Premier League shocker won by Unai Emery and his Villans

The 18th Premier League clash pitted Chelsea against Aston Villa in the cold and late night in London. A game in which each of the two teams had at the break, but which eventually saw the Villans win (1-2) to claim an 11th successive success in all competitions. The notes!

Aston Villa have come a long way at Stamford Bridge. Non-existent and stifled in the first period, the villains returned to the locker room with a goal delay on the scoreboard, scored by J. Pedro (37) from a corner of the blues. But, buoyed by their outstanding ten-game winning streak, Unai Emery’s men completely reversed the trend during the second act. Returning with other intentions, and well helped by the repatriated conquerors (Sancho, Onana and especially Watkins), the Clarets and Blue achieved an eleventh success in a row at Stamford Bridge (1-2). And this one was not won!

The three players that Unai Emery decided to bring on in the 59th minute of the game at Stamford Bridge brought new life to Aston Villa. But the one who best embodies this revolution initiated by the Birmingham club in London is inevitably Ollie Watkins. In 21 minutes, the English striker broke through Chelsea and their defence. A first by beating Chalobah and Sanchez with a goal he went for alone (63rd), then a second, above all others from a corner header (84th). Before kick-off, we wondered why Emery was without his striker. In fact, the Spanish coach had already planned everything.

Fighting from the corner with which Chelsea opened the scoring before the break (37), Reece James showed the way for his team, which so far struggled to be dangerous. The Englishman, who had already tried his luck with a misplaced volley earlier (34th), produced a very big performance. A scorer at St James’ Park last weekend with Newcastle (2-2), this time it was a passer against Aston Villa in a match that saw his riot of energy. Not necessarily in the runs and the combinations with Pedro Neto, the winger on his side, but by the intensity he put into the duels and the speed with which he executed the counter-pressing. The only downside to his great performance was that he benched Malo Gusto tonight. But when James is in this form, it’s hard to shake him…

We know Chelsea are erratic from match to match this season, but we’re less familiar with them with two such different faces in one and the same encounter. Ultra dominating and owning their subject in the first half, the Blues were rewarded with Joao Pedro’s (37) opener from a confused corner. Not at all endangered during the first act, these Londoners completely collapsed during the second, taking water to the point of drowning and falling into the trap set by the Aston Villa gang. The regrets will certainly be immense, but we will have to turn around quickly. Next up next Tuesday against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

Scorer of the game’s first shot on target (third), Cole Palmer experienced a game marked by some flashy shots, but his great consistency. The Blues’ number 10 was sorely lacking in inspiration and technical accuracy against Aston Villa on Saturday, touching just around forty balls and on target for only a third of his shots. His performance was frustrating, that’s the word. He did not hide his frustration – frustration – when he gave way to Estevao (72) in the middle of the opponents’ climax.

Totally suffocated in the first half, Aston Villa did not last for 45 minutes. He ended up collapsing, as explained above, from a corner before the break, despite his best efforts to return to the dressing room with the goal. It is hard to understand what Unai Emery wanted to implement at Stamford Bridge, whose team remained on ten consecutive victories. Apart from a few rare sequences – not all well played – the Birmingham club did not leave their camp during the first act. One shot at half-time: This free kick on goal but very soft from John McGinn in added time before half-time. But to be honest, we will quickly forget these first 45 minutes.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa ratings

R. Sanchez: 4/10

R. James: 7/10
B. Badiashes: 4/10
T. Chalobah: 4/10
M. Cucurella: 6/10

M. Caïcedo: 6/10
E. Fernandez: 5/10

A. Garnacho: 5/10
C. Palmer: 4/10
Mr. Neto: 5/10

J. Pedro: 5/10

Aston Villa vs Chelsea scores

E. Martinez : 6/10

M. cash: 4/10
V. Lindelöf: 6/10
E. Thus: 5/10
I. Maatsen : 5/10

B. Kamara: 6/10
Y. Tielemans: 5/10

J. McGinn: 4/10
M. Rogers: 5/10
E. Buendia: 3/10
D. Malen: 3/10

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