Highlights
98' FT
Match ends. Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea.
97'
DURAN! He wins well in the air after a corner kick that ends in a header that passes close to the crossbar.
96' GOAL DISALLOWED
The goal is disallowed for a previous foul on the Chelsea goal.
95' VAR
The referee will go to the VAR to check for a possible foul on Chelsea's goal.
95' GOAL!
GOAL CHELSEA! Scored by Disasi.
93'
OLSEN! The Aston Villa goalkeeper is called into action after a poor clearance. Palmer finds himself alone in the area and unleashes a shot on goal which is saved by the goalkeeper.
90'
The referee adds seven minutes to the match.
89' Substitution
Chelsea: Mudryk and Silva are out; Disasi and Casadei are in;
88'
WATKINS! The Aston Villa player comes close to scoring the winning goal after a powerful shot inside the penalty area that goes wide.
87' Yellow card
Silva is cautioned.
83' Substitution
Aston Villa: Diaby comes off injured and Duran enters;
80' GOAL!
GOAL CHELSEA! Scored by Gallagher.
75' Substitution
Aston Villa: Dogulas Luiz is out and Diego Carlos is in.
73'
A series of rebounds in the area where Petrovic avoids problems by sending a corner kick.
71'
OLSEN! The home keeper prevents Madueke's brace with a saving hand inside the six-yard box.
68'
Medical assistants come in to attend to Digne
66' Yellow card
Bailey is cautioned for a tackle on Caicedo;
63' Yellow card
Rogers is cautioned.
62' GOAL
GOAL CHELSEA! Scored by Madueke
55'
Caicedo finishes a play with a shot on goal, but Olsen does not rebound and keeps the ball;
52'
Watkins' shot into the box for a cross shot that goes wide.
50'
First minutes of the second half where Chelsea starts to press offensively.
48' Yellow card
Douglas Luiz and Caicedo are cautioned;
47' Substitution
Aston Villa: El Dibu Martinez comes out and Robin Olsen comes in.
46' SECOND HALF
Second half begins
45'+6 HT
First half ends. Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea.
45'
The referee adds six minutes to the first half
The 2-0
Scored by Rogers
🚨🚨| GOAL: ROGERS DOUBLES THE LEAD!!
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42' GOAL!
GOAL ASTON VILLA! Scored by Rogers.
38'
Palmer again with a shot from half distance that goes wide.
34' POST!
POST! Powerful Jackson's header, but the post denies him the equalizer;
31'
We reached the half hour mark. Little by little Chelsea finds spaces to damage Aston Villa.
29'
Jackson entered the box, but Cash closes down in time to prevent the Chelsea striker from finishing.
26' Substitution
Aston Villa: Tielemans out injured, Diaby in
22'
Palmer's shot is deflected wide of the goal.
The goal disallowed
This was the Chelsea goal that was disallowed for offside.
GOAL | ASTON VILLA 1-1 CHELSEA | NICOLAS JACKSON WITH THE EQUALISERpic.twitter.com/M5CzCtuv8K
— SimplyGoal (@SimplyGoal) April 27, 2024
18' GOAL DISALLOWED
VAR disallows Chelsea's goal for offside.
16' GOAL!
GOAL CHELSEA! Scored by Jackson.
15'
We reached the first quarter of the match. Chelsea are starting to have more involvement with the ball at their feet, but so far, they have not been able to generate danger.
The goal
Scored by Cucurella
🚨🚨| GOAL: OWN GOAL BY CUCURELLA!!!
— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) April 27, 2024
Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea pic.twitter.com/7hoX4RsQxw
8'
In the first minutes of the match, the home team was more offensive than their opponents.
4' GOAL!
GOAL ASTON VILLA! Own goal scored by Cucurella
3'
A Chelsea build-up play ends with Badiashile's shot deflected wide of the goal.
0' FIRST HALF
The match begins.
Lineup Aston Villa
Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez, Matty Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Leon Bailey, John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Rogers, Youri Tielemans y Ollie Watkins.
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Lineup Chelsea
Djordje Petrovic, Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Moisés Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Nico Jackson y Mykhailo Mudryk.
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Warm up
The match is about to begin. Both Aston Villa and Chelsea are already on the pitch of Villa Park Stadium doing their warm-up exercises prior to this match day 35. In a few more moments, we will confirm the lineups of both teams.
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Uniforms ready
Everything ready in the locker room! Aston Villa will take the field with their traditional home uniform in wine and blue, while Chelsea will do the same with their traditional blue kit.
Absences Chelsea
On the other hand Mauricio Pochettino s team will also have several absences for this match, and they are:
R. Sterling (back injury)
C. Nkunku (unknown)
Ben Chilwell (muscle injury)
Reece James (hamstring injury)
W. Fofana (cruciate ligament rupture)
E. Fernandez (pubic problems)
C. Chukwuemeka (unknown)
L. Colwill (finger injury)
Malo Gusto (doubtful due to knee problems)
L. Ugochukwu (hamstring injury)
Absences Aston Villa
For this match, Unai Emery, manager of Aston Villa, will not be able to count on a full squad and will have several absences that are:
Alex Moreno (calf injury)
E. Buendía (cruciate ligament rupture)
T. Mings (knee problems)
K. Hause (unknown)
B. Kamara (knee problems)
N. Zaniolo (muscle injury)
Jacob Ramsey (foot problems)
Other results
On this Saturday, the Premier League's Saturday activity ends with this match between Aston Villa and Chelsea. These are some of the results that took place today:
West Ham 2-2 Liverpool
Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 1-1 Burnley
Newcastle 5-1 Sheffield
Wolves 2-1 Luton
Everton 1-0 Brentford
Last meeting
The most recent match played between Aston Villa and Chelsea, was in this same season, but on February 7, 2024. That FA Cup match ended in a 3-1 victory in favor of the blues with goals from Gallagher, Jackson, and Enzo Fernandez.
The arrival
They arrived! Both Aston Villa and Chelsea players have just arrived at Villa Park Stadium, which will host this match corresponding to the 35th round of the Premier League.
Many fans gathered outside the stadium to cheer their team as soon as they arrived with the bus.
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History between them
The history of clashes between Aston Villa and Chelsea is relatively extensive as they are two long-lived teams in the English league. In this history we can see a balance in favor of the blues with 68 victories for only 57 of Aston Villa. Likewise, only 37 draws have been recorded.
The stadium
Villa Park Stadium will be the venue for this match between the villains and the blues. This is a soccer stadium that hosts the home matches of the Aston Villa club. It was inaugurated in the distant year of 1897, being one of the oldest in England. It is located in the city of Birmingham and has a capacity to accommodate just over 42 thousand fans.
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Welcome to the coverage
All set for today's match! We resume our coverage in VAVEL USA. A little less than an hour to go before the match between Aston Villa and Chelsea, corresponding to the 35th round of the English Premier League, kicks off at Villa Park Stadium. Both teams want the three points in this final stretch of the season. Will the home team or the visitors be able to get the win, or will it end in a draw? Follow all our coverage on VAVEL USA.
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Last lineup Chelsea
Petrovic, Gilchrist, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Gallagher, Madueke, Jackson, Mudryk.
Last lineup Aston Villa
Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Bailey, McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers, Diaby, Watkins.
Who will be the referee and his assistants?
The central referee for this Aston Villa vs Chelsea will be Craig Pawson; Nick Greenhalgh, first row; Steve Meredith, second row; Sam Barrott, fourth assistant; Chris Kavanagh, VAR assistant.
How are Chelsea coming into this match?
The Blues, led by Mauricio Pochettino, have had one of the worst seasons in recent years and their numbers reflect it as they have had one setback after another, the most recent was in the FA Cup where they were eliminated from the semifinal against Manchester City after losing by the minimum last Saturday. However, Chelsea had another painful defeat in midweek when Arsenal thrashed them at the Emirates Stadium by a score of 5-0 that the Blues could not reverse at any time. Now with no championship aspirations in any of the tournaments they played in this soccer year, Chelsea only aspires to finish the season in the best way possible;
Currently, the London team is in ninth place with 47 points after 32 Premier League matches played, with a record of 13 wins, 8 draws, and 11 defeats.
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How are Aston Villa coming into this match?
Aston Villa, managed by Unai Emery, has had a great season in the Premier League surprising everyone and is one of the revelation teams of this season as they are currently in fourth place in the standings with 66 points, six points ahead of Tottenham who is fifth, but they need the win to secure their place in the next edition of Champions League.
The Villans are in high spirits as a week ago they qualified for the Conference League semi-finals after eliminating Lille on penalties. In the local league, Aston Villa are coming off a convincing 3-1 win over Bournemouth last time out.
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Matchday 35 of the Premier League
We are already in the final stretch of the season and again we have activity in the best leagues in the world to continue with all the activity of the English league in this fourth month of the year and in the second half of the season.On this Saturday we continue with the Premier League soccer activity and the city of Birmingham will witness a vibrant match between two teams that are fighting for different causes in the overall table; nothing more and nothing less than Aston Villa hosting Chelsea.A match between two teams that need the victory, one to continue to stay at the top of the standings and thus ensure their place in the next edition of the Champions League and the other wants the three points to get out of the mid-table and finish this season in the best way. Despite that the villains look like 'favorites' for their good numbers and the quality in the squad, the Blues want to give a blow on the table to bring joy to their fans in this difficult match. Can the locals achieve victory or will the visitors do it?
The match will be played at the Villa Park stadium
The match between Aston Villa and Chelsea will be played at Villa Park Stadium, in the city of Birmingham, England. Kick-off is scheduled at 15:00 hrs (ET).
Welcome, friends of VAVEL USA!
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the broadcast of the crucial Premier League match between Aston Villa and Chelsea in real time, corresponding to the 34th matchday of the season 2023-2024 Premier League. The match will take place at Villa Park Stadium, at 15:00 hrs.
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