Game #5659
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 April 2023
Chelsea
0-2
Aston Villa
Premier League
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,082
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Jacob Ramsey | 56' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Ollie Watkins, 100th start, 38th goal, fourth win in five.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 April 2023
🟨 | 4’ Booking, Boubacar Kamara, Bad Foul
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, Ollie Watkins
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Boubacar Kamara, Sub on, Calum Chambers
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-0, John McGinn, Assist by Jacob Ramsey
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Emiliano Buendía, Sub on, Leon Bailey
🟨 | 84’ Booking, Calum Chambers, Bad Foul
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Douglas Luiz, Sub on, Leander Dendoncker
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Álex Moreno, Sub on, Lucas Digne
🟨 | 90’+3 Booking, Lucas Digne, Bad Foul
🕒 | FT Chelsea 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ollie Watkins makes his 100th start for the club since joining in September 2020, scoring his 38th goal and hitting double figures for the third successive season.
Watkins also becomes the first Villa player to score in five successive away games in the Premier League (since 1992-93).
Meanwhile 18 year old goalkeeper James Wright makes his first ever squad appearance for Villa.
Emiliano Martínez takes the record for the goalkeeper keeping the most clean sheets in their first 100 Premier League games for Villa at 34. Creeping ahead of Mark Bosnich and Brad Friedel, 33.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2020-21
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2022-23 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Game | #28 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 1 April 2023
Attendance | 40,082 |
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Andy Madley | 🏴 | Huddersfield, 2011-
Kick off: 5.30pm
Half Time Score: 🟩 1-0
Full Time Result: 🟩 Won
Full Time Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 17 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 2 🟥 6 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Andy Madley | 🏴 | Huddersfield, 2011-
Matches Officiated: 21
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 20 Aug 22, Villa 1-3 Palace (a)
Incidents: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Harry Lennard, Steven Meredith.
Fourth official: Dean Whitestone.
VAR: Tony Harrington.
Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick.
TEAM NEWS
Boubacar Kamara makes a quick return to the first XI after injury whilst Ashley Young comes in for the injured Matty Cash. On the bench under-18s goalkeeper James Wright makes his first ever squad appearance.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 27.82 |
Bench Average Age: | 25.37 |
Squad Average Age: | 26.60 |
Subs Average Age: | 27.89 |
Oldest Starter: RB Ashley Young | 🏴 | 37.75 |
Youngest Starter: M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 21.86 |
Oldest Squad Player: RB Ashley Young | 🏴 | 37.75 |
Youngest Squad Player: GK James Wright | 🏴 | 18.34 |
Oldest Substitute: LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 29.72 |
Youngest Substitute: W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | 25.66 |
MANAGER
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |
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Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
RB Ashley Young | 🏴 |
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Graham Potter | 🏴 |
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Chelsea
GK Kepa Arrizabalaga | 🇪🇸 |
RB Reece James | 🏴 |
CB Kalidou Koulibaly | 🇸🇳 |
LB Ben Chilwell | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Marc Cucurella | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Enzo Fernández | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |
M Mateo Kovacic 🇭🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Kai Havertz | 🇩🇪 |
W Mykhaylo Mudryk | 🇺🇦 | 🔁 |
F João Félix | 🇵🇹 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 | 🟨 | for M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | for W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 76’ |
🔁 | M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | for M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 87’ |
🔁 | LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | for LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M N’Golo Kanté | 🇫🇷 | for W Mykhaylo Mudryk | 🇺🇦 | 57’ |
🔁 | W Noni Madueke | 🏴 | for M Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 🏴 | 57’ |
🔁 | W Christian Pulisic | 🇺🇸 | for LB Marc Cucurella | 🇪🇸 | 80’ |
🔁 | M Conor Gallagher | 🏴 | for M Mateo Kovacic 🇭🇷 | 80’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Viljami Sinisalo | 🇫🇮 |
GK James Wright | 🏴 |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 |
CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Marcus Bettinelli | 🏴 |
CB Benoît Badiashile | 🇫🇷 |
CB Trevoh Chalobah | 🏴 |
M Mason Mount | 🏴 |
M Carney Chukwuemeka (ex) | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £142.77m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £69.30m
Team Cost: £212.07m
Squad Cost: £271.18m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/20
Homegrown: 3/20
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £489.27m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £120.82m
Team Cost: £610.09m
Squad Cost: £659.79m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/20
Homegrown: 5/20
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £19.58m |
GK James Wright | 🏴 | Youth |
GK Viljami Sinisalo | 🇫🇮 | Free |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | £27.00m |
LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | £12.00m |
RB Ashley Young | 🏴 | Free |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | £27.90m |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | £20.60m |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 | Free |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | £13.50m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | Free |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Youth |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | £34.56m |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | £28.80m |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | £16.56m |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £27.72m |
CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | £14.65m |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Kepa Arrizabalaga | 🇪🇸 | £72.00m |
GK Marcus Bettinelli | 🏴 | Free |
LB Marc Cucurella | 🇪🇸 | £58.77m |
LB Ben Chilwell | 🏴 | £44.00m |
RB Reece James | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Benoît Badiashile | 🇫🇷 | £33.50m |
CB Kalidou Koulibaly | 🇸🇳 | £33.50m |
CB Trevoh Chalobah | 🏴 | Youth |
M Enzo Fernández | 🇦🇷 | £106.50m |
M Kai Havertz | 🇩🇪 | £72.00m |
M Mateo Kovacic 🇭🇷 | £40.50m |
M N’Golo Kanté | 🇫🇷 | £32.22m |
M Carney Chukwuemeka (ex) | 🏴 | £16.20m |
M Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 🏴 | Youth |
M Conor Gallagher | 🏴 | Youth |
M Mason Mount | 🏴 | Youth |
W Mykhaylo Mudryk | 🇺🇦 | £62.00m |
W Christian Pulisic | 🇺🇸 | £57.60m |
W Noni Madueke | 🏴 | £31.00m |
F João Félix | 🇵🇹 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 3 |
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | Achilles, 6 Aug 2022 [31]
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | Muscle, 25 Feb 2023 [5]
RB Matty Cash | 🇵🇱 | Calf, 1 Apr 2023 [1]
Unregistered | 1 |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 |
Out On Loan | 12 |
M Finn Azaz | 🏴 | Plymouth
CF Wesley | 🇧🇷 | Levante
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 | Cardiff
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Watford
FB Ben Chrisene | 🏴 | Kilmarnock
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | QPR
CF Cameron Archer | 🏴 | Middlesbrough
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Strasbourg
CF Louie Barry | 🏴 | Salford City
M Aaron Ramsey | 🏴 | Middlesbrough
M Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 | Luton Town
CB Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | Bristol Rovers
Not Selected | 1 |
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK James Wright | 🏴 | First Squad Appearance
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 31%
Possession A | 69%
Shots F | 5
Shots A | 27
Shots on Target F | 2
Shots on Target A | 8
Corners F | 2
Corners A | 13
Fouls F | 16
Fouls A | 14
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 1 April 2023
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