Chelsea vs Aston Villa

11 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Romelu Lukaku 15’, 90+3’
  • Mateo Kovacic 49’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Aston Villa. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Romelu Lukaku put Chelsea ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Mateo Kovacic, Mateo Kovacic made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, and Lukaku made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by César Azpilicueta.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Aston Villa 1.18 from 18.

Match stats

Chelsea Aston Villa
12 Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 11
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.22 xG 1.17
1.22 Non-penalty xG 1.17
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Aston Villa
Kick-off
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Mateo Kovacic1-0 (Chelsea)
15’
Half-time1-0
Mateo Kovacic2-0 (Chelsea)
49’
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: César Azpilicueta3-0 (Chelsea)
90+3’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Marcos Alonso
Aston Villa
  • Tyrone Mings
  • Matt Targett
  • Jacob Ramsey
  • John McGinn

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.18 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 1-0 15’ 49’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 2-0 49’ 90+3’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 3-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.18 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 1-0 Lukaku 15’ 49’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 2-0 Kovacic 49’ 90+3’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 3-0 Lukaku 90+3’
Chelsea 1.22 xGAston Villa 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Chelsea attacking 
23’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 49’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 33’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+3’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 4’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 49’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 33’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+3’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 4’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Antonio Rüdiger (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
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.081
Antonio Rüdiger DEF902 0.060.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF900 0.000.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID841 0.050.021
Marcos Alonso MID902 0.080.000
Mateo Kovacic MID90112 0.380.431
Saúl Ñíguez MID480 0.000.000
Hakim Ziyech MID902 0.040.072
Kai Havertz MID661 0.080.051
Romelu Lukaku FWD9022 0.530.000
Jorginho Sub420 0.000.021
César Azpilicueta Sub2410 0.000.101
Timo Werner Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 72% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.29
Aston Villa win 10% Avg odds 9.78

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WLWWD
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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.