Chelsea vs Aston Villa

28 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Olivier Giroud 34’
  • Anwar El Ghazi 50’

Match summary

Chelsea and Aston Villa shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Ben Chilwell and Anwar El Ghazi equalised in the 50th minute, set up by Matthew Cash.

Chelsea had the better of the chances, with 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Aston Villa's 0.73 from 10.

Match stats

Chelsea Aston Villa
16 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
11 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.54 xG 0.73
1.54 Non-penalty xG 0.73
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Aston Villa
Kick-off
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Ben Chilwell1-0 (Chelsea)
34’
Half-time1-0
50’
Anwar El Ghazi
Assist: Matthew Cash1-1 (Aston Villa)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • César Azpilicueta
  • N'Golo Kanté
  • Olivier Giroud
Aston Villa
  • Anwar El Ghazi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.73 34’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 34’ 50’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 1-1 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.73 34’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 Giroud 34’ 50’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 1-1 El Ghazi 50’
Chelsea 1.54 xGAston Villa 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Chelsea attacking 
32’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.75 xG, off target 50’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 6’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 83’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.75 xG, off target 50’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 6’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 83’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.152
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF902 0.150.000
Ben Chilwell DEF9012 0.070.061
N'Golo Kanté MID902 0.070.063
Mason Mount MID902 0.100.233
Jorginho MID740 0.000.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi FWD901 0.020.062
Olivier Giroud FWD7412 0.160.000
Christian Pulisic FWD904 0.910.000
Kai Havertz Sub160 0.000.000
Timo Werner Sub161 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 53% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.97
Aston Villa win 23% Avg odds 4.20

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WLLWL
Aston Villa LWDWW

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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.