Chelsea vs Aston Villa

1 April 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ollie Watkins 18’
  • John McGinn 56’

Match summary

Aston Villa took a 2-0 win at Chelsea. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 18th minute and John McGinn made it 0-2 from a corner in the 56th minute, set up by Jacob Ramsey.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 2.39 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Aston Villa's 0.77 from 5.

Match stats

Chelsea Aston Villa
27 Shots 5
8 Shots on Target 2
13 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.38 xG 0.77
2.38 Non-penalty xG 0.77
19 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Chelsea Aston Villa
Kick-off
18’
Ollie Watkins0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
56’
John McGinn
Assist: Jacob Ramsey0-2 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Ben Chilwell
  • Enzo Fernández
  • Mateo Kovacic
Aston Villa
  • Boubacar Kamara
  • Lucas Digne
  • Calum Chambers

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 0.77 18’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 18’ 56’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 0-2 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 0.77 18’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 Watkins 18’ 56’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 0-2 McGinn 56’
Chelsea 2.39 xGAston Villa 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Chelsea attacking 
36’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.58 xG, blocked 6’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 7’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 18’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 31’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 36’ João Félix (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 17’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 61’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90+5’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.58 xG, blocked 6’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 7’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 18’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 31’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 36’ João Félix (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 17’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 61’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Marc Cucurella (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
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF902 0.120.021
Reece James DEF901 0.020.612
Marc Cucurella DEF821 0.010.223
Ruben Loftus-Cheek MID590 0.000.081
Ben Chilwell MID904 0.140.122
Enzo Fernández MID901 0.030.135
Mateo Kovacic MID823 0.080.362
Kai Havertz MID904 0.780.143
Mykhailo Mudryk MID592 0.690.000
João Félix FWD905 0.300.061
N'Golo Kanté Sub312 0.140.041
Noni Madueke Sub311 0.060.142
Christian Pulisic Sub81 0.020.000
Conor Gallagher Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 60% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95
Aston Villa win 16% Avg odds 5.93

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LLWWD
Aston Villa LWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea, 16 Oct 22 Next meeting: Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa, 24 Sep 23  All Chelsea vs Aston Villa meetings

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.