Chelsea continue the unbeatable trend under its tutelage Graham Potter. Last, they subvert Aston Villa 2-0 continuously Premier League this season.
Playing at Villa Park on Sunday (16/10), Chelsea opened the scoring on the 6th minute later Monte Muratore used Tyrone Mings’ mistake to break down Emi Martinez’s door. The hosts tried to equalize, but instead conceded again.
Mount’s free-kick in the 65th minute managed to block Chelsea’s victory in the city of Birmingham. The three additional points bring the Blues to fourth place in the standings with 19 points in 9 games. While Aston Villa is in 16th place with 9 points in 10 games.
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This is also Potter’s sixth game since taking charge of Chelsea, and he has managed to rack up five wins and one draw so far.
The course of the game
The match had only been underway for a minute when Douglas Luiz found a wild ball in front of the Chelsea penalty area, but his shot was too slow and he was caught by Kepa Arrizabalaga. However, it was Chelsea who took the lead in the sixth minute.
Tyrone Mings was about to throw the ball from the penalty area with a header, but instead hit his head under his own goal. Mason Mount easily got to the ball and shot home to beat Emi Martinez.
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The moment Mason Mount scored against Aston Villa. Photo: Getty Images / James Williamson – AMA
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Left behind by a goal, Aston Villa tried to reply. On 15 minutes, Leon Bailey caught an aerial ball in front of Chelsea’s goal after receiving John McGinn’s cross, but hit the post.
In the 21st minute, McGinn fired a close range shot in the left corner of the goal, but Kepa quickly blocked it. The wild ball was controlled by Jacob Ramsey, but his shot also hit the post.
Aston Villa continues to try to surround Chelsea. McGinn sees his second shot blocked by Kepa in the 27th minute, while Danny Ings’s shot in the 29th minute is also blocked by the Spaniard.
In the 31st minute, Ings again had a golden opportunity after his close range header managed to reach the goal, but Kepa with a point blank save managed to avert a crucial effort from the hosts. .
 Kepa saved Ings’ header. Photo: Getty Images / Ryan Pierse |
Chelsea tried to get out of the pressure and almost added a goal in the 40th minute. Kai Havertz broke through the Aston Villa defense and found a free Raheem Sterling but his shot hit the crossbar. The 1-0 score lasted until half time.
In the second half, Aston Villa’s pressure on Chelsea continued. Ollie Watkins had three chances, two heads in the 52nd and 54th minutes, but all of them went wide on the left of Kepa’s goal.
In the 62nd minute Kepa punched the ball that landed in the penalty area, then the second ball was controlled by McGinn who was out of the penalty area, but Kepa’s long-range shot was saved again.
 Mason Mount’s free kick was transformed into Chelsea’s second goal. Photo: Getty Images / Marc Atkins |
Unfortunately for Aston Villa, they conceded again in the 65th minute. Mings’ foul on Mount outside the box ended in a direct free kick. Mount, who became the executor, managed to break through Martinez’s door for the second time.
Chelsea nearly added a third after Sterling received a cross from Conor Gallagher in the 72nd minute, but his header went wide on the right of Aston Villa’s goal.
After two goals behind them, Aston Villa is no longer able to press Chelsea as before. The visitors, despite failing to score a further goal, managed to return to London with a 2-0 win at the end of the match.
Align
Aston Villa: Martinez, Young, Mings, Konsa, Cash, McGinn (Coutinho 73 ‘), Luiz, Ramsey (Dendoncker 78’), Bailey (Buendia 66 ‘), Ings, Watkins.
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Cucurella (Azpilicueta 46 ‘), Silva, Chalobah, Chilwell, Kovacic (Jorginho 65’), Loftus-Cheek, Havertz (Koulibaly 46 ‘), Sterling (Broja 89’), Mount, Aubameyang (Gallagher 58 ‘).
(adp / bay)
