Villa continue impressive run with win at Chelsea

Chelsea had 25 shots with eight on target while Villa managed five attempts, two on target

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery masterminded another victory away from home with a composed display against Chelsea to increase pressure on Blues boss Graham Potter.

Ollie Watkins opened the scoring from a Marc Cucurella blunder at Stamford Bridge, latching on to the Chelsea defender's backwards header to poke home, before John McGinn's second-half rocket put the game out of reach for the home side.

It was a familiar tale for Chelsea, who squandered chance after chance as Villa exploited their weakness on the counter-attack.

It is the Villans fifth win on the road since Emery took over in October and means they have now picked up 16 points away from home, a tally equalled only by Manchester City in that time.

All 10 of Chelsea's victories this season have come against bottom-half opposition but this loss means they drop into 11th themselves while Villa move up to ninth, one point off Liverpool in eighth.

More to follow.

Reaction to Chelsea v Aston Villa plus relive Saturday's other Premier League actionAll things Chelsea in one placeStay up to date with all things Aston Villa

helpHow to play

Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle.

Rating range key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection

ChelseaChelseaChelseaAston VillaAston VillaAston Villa

ChelseaStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameArrizabalagaAverage rating

2.95

12345678910Squad number24Player nameJamesAverage rating

3.33

12345678910Squad number26Player nameKoulibalyAverage rating

2.98

12345678910Squad number32Player nameCucurellaAverage rating

2.48

12345678910Squad number12Player nameLoftus-CheekAverage rating

2.85

12345678910Squad number5Player nameFernándezAverage rating

3.57

12345678910Squad number8Player nameKovacicAverage rating

3.89

12345678910Squad number21Player nameChilwellAverage rating

4.89

12345678910Squad number29Player nameHavertzAverage rating

3.90

12345678910Squad number15Player nameMudrykAverage rating

3.65

12345678910Squad number11Player nameJoão FélixAverage rating

3.90

12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number7Player nameKantéAverage rating

4.83

12345678910Squad number10Player namePulisicAverage rating

3.28

12345678910Squad number23Player nameGallagherAverage rating

3.49

12345678910Squad number31Player nameMaduekeAverage rating

3.92

12345678910Share your Chelsea player ratings withFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy and share linkAston VillaStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameE MartínezAverage rating

8.47

12345678910Squad number18Player nameYoungAverage rating

7.89

12345678910Squad number4Player nameKonsaAverage rating

8.11

12345678910Squad number5Player nameMingsAverage rating

8.10

12345678910Squad number15Player nameÁlex MorenoAverage rating

8.10

12345678910Squad number7Player nameMcGinnAverage rating

8.90

12345678910Squad number44Player nameKamaraAverage rating

7.60

12345678910Squad number6Player nameDouglas LuizAverage rating

8.10

12345678910Squad number41Player nameJ RamseyAverage rating

8.28

12345678910Squad number10Player nameBuendíaAverage rating

8.02

12345678910Squad number11Player nameWatkinsAverage rating

8.53

12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number16Player nameChambersAverage rating

8.06

12345678910Squad number27Player nameDigneAverage rating

7.33

12345678910Squad number31Player nameBaileyAverage rating

7.51

12345678910Squad number32Player nameDendonckerAverage rating

7.47

12345678910Share your Aston Villa player ratings withFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy and share link

Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsChelsea

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Arrizabalaga24James26Koulibaly32Cucurella12Loftus-Cheek5Fernández8Kovacic21Chilwell29Havertz15Mudryk11João Félix

1Arrizabalaga24James26Koulibaly32CucurellaSubstituted forPulisicat 80'minutes12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forKantéat 57'minutes5FernándezBooked at 68mins8KovacicBooked at 39minsSubstituted forGallagherat 80'minutes21ChilwellBooked at 54mins29Havertz15MudrykSubstituted forMaduekeat 57'minutes11João Félix

Substitutes

4Badiashile7Kanté10Pulisic13Bettinelli14Chalobah19Mount23Gallagher30Chukwuemeka31Madueke

Aston Villa

Formation 4-4-2

1E Martínez18Young4Konsa5Mings15Moreno Lopera7McGinn44Kamara6Douglas Luiz41J Ramsey10Buendía11Watkins

1E Martínez18Young4Konsa5Mings15Moreno LoperaSubstituted forDigneat 89'minutesBooked at 90mins7McGinn44KamaraBooked at 4minsSubstituted forChambersat 45'minutesBooked at 84mins6Douglas LuizSubstituted forDendonckerat 87'minutes41J Ramsey10BuendíaSubstituted forBaileyat 76'minutes11Watkins

Substitutes

3Santos Silva9Traoré16Chambers22Durán27Digne31Bailey32Dendoncker38Sinisalo64Wright

Referee:Andy MadleyAttendance:40,082Match StatsHome TeamChelseaAway TeamAston VillaPossessionHome69%Away31%ShotsHome27Away5Shots on TargetHome8Away2CornersHome13Away2FoulsHome14Away16Live Text Post update

Match ends, Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 2.

90'+6'Full Time

Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Aston Villa 2.

90'+5'Post update

Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.

90'+4'Post update

Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+4'Post update

Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).

90'+3'Booking

Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+3'Post update

Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'+3'Post update

Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).

90'+3'Post update

Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'Post update

Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

90'+1'Post update

Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.

90'Post update

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.

90'Post update

Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.

89'Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.

88'Post update

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Noni Madueke.

87'Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.

84'Booking

Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

83'Post update

Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'Post update

Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).

82'Post update

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.

Page 1 of 7rewindpreviousNavigate to the next pagenextNavigate to the last pageforward

Our coverage of your Premier League club is bigger and better than ever before - here's everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment

Source: bbc.com