Aston Villa vs Chelsea

23 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bertrand Traoré 43’
  • Anwar El Ghazi 52’ (pen)
  • Ben Chilwell 70’

Match summary

Aston Villa saw off Chelsea 2-1. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Bertrand Traoré put Aston Villa ahead from a corner in the 43rd minute, set up by Matt Targett, Anwar El Ghazi made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, and Ben Chilwell pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 70th minute, set up by Christian Pulisic.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 3.43 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Aston Villa's 0.98 from 6. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

Aston Villa Chelsea
6 Shots 23
3 Shots on Target 7
2 Corners 9
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0.98 xG 3.43
0.22 Non-penalty xG 3.43
5 Deep Completions 19

Key events

Aston Villa Chelsea
Kick-off
Bertrand Traoré
Assist: Matt Targett1-0 (Aston Villa)
43’
Half-time1-0
Anwar El Ghazi
Penalty2-0 (Aston Villa)
52’
70’
Ben Chilwell
Assist: Christian Pulisic2-1 (Chelsea)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Marvelous Nakamba
  • John McGinn
Chelsea
  • César Azpilicueta
  • Mateo Kovacic
  • Jorginho
  • Timo Werner
  • Kepa

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 3.43 43’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 1-0 43’ 52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 2-0 52’ 70’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), 2-1 70’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 3.43 43’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 1-0 Traoré 43’ 52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 2-0 El Ghazi 52’ 70’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), 2-1 Ben Chilwell 70’
Aston Villa 0.98 xGChelsea 3.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Aston Villa attacking 
52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 87’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 70’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 49’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 75’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 11’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 18’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 22’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 48’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 87’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 70’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 49’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 75’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 47’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 11’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 18’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 22’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 48’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Kortney Hause DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Targett DEF9010 0.000.061
Marvelous Nakamba MID900 0.000.000
John McGinn MID901 0.040.021
Bertrand Traoré MID7513 0.130.000
Jack Grealish MID900 0.000.051
Anwar El Ghazi MID8112 0.810.000
Ollie Watkins FWD900 0.000.051
Carney Chukwuemeka Sub150 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 14% Avg odds 6.97
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.85
Chelsea win 66% Avg odds 1.44

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.