Chelsea vs Aston Villa

24 September 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ollie Watkins 73’

Match summary

Aston Villa took a 1-0 win at Chelsea. It was goalless at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 73rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Aston Villa 1.14 from 15.

Match stats

Chelsea Aston Villa
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 1.13
1.20 Non-penalty xG 1.13
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Aston Villa
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
73’
Ollie Watkins0-1 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Malo Gusto
  • Nicolas Jackson
  • Ben Chilwell
Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Lucas Digne
  • Douglas Luiz

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 1.20 1.14 73’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 1.14 73’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 Watkins 73’
Chelsea 1.20 xGAston Villa 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Chelsea attacking 
24’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 47’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 80’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 75’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 84’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 85’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 35’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+2’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+9’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 80’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 47’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 75’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 84’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 85’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 35’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 62’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+9’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF600 0.000.101
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.332
Axel Disasi DEF901 0.030.091
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Gallagher MID901 0.020.021
Moisés Caicedo MID811 0.020.000
Raheem Sterling MID901 0.310.000
Enzo Fernández MID701 0.100.000
Mykhailo Mudryk MID630 0.000.331
Nicolas Jackson FWD701 0.330.021
Ben Chilwell Sub271 0.240.000
Chimuanya Ugochukwu Sub200 0.000.000
Cole Palmer Sub202 0.120.272
Armando Broja Sub91 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 52% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.90
Aston Villa win 23% Avg odds 4.09

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DLWLD
Aston Villa LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 0-2 Aston Villa, 01 Apr 23 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea, 27 Apr 24  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.