Summary and highlights of Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa in Friendly Match

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Three minutes of added time;

Ings had the second of Aston Villa, in a one-on-one, but the attacker sent the ball grazing the post.

Gilcristo's cross from the left, but did not find a finisher;

Nakamba and O'Reilly replace Douglas Luiz and McGinn.

Cucurella prevented the ball from going down the end line and passed the ball to Dion who hung the ball, but it was too powerful and went down the end line.

A shot from the edge of Agustinssson's area, but the shot is saved by Bettinelli;

15 minutes to go, now it's Chelea who are pushing for an equalizer.

Enter Benjamin Elliot for Brooking who was yellow carded.
 

Brooking picked up the first yellow card of the match after grabbing an Aston Villa player

Cesare Casadei and Malik Mothersill are the players coming in to replace Aubameyang and Alfie Gilchrist.

Several changes at Aston Villa: Chambers, Augustinsson, Archer and Ings come in for Konsa, Digne, Watkins and Bailey.

Aubumeyang was one-on-one with Olsen, but the líneer raised the flag, so there was offside for the former FC Barcelona striker.

Bailey couldn't beat Bettinelli one-on-one, then the Jamaican striker headed the ball over but it went wide.

Unai Emery's team long position

McGin's shot from the edge of the area went over the goal;

In the first of the second half Olsen made a fantastic save to prevent the equalizer, the Aston Villa goalkeeper sent the ball into the corner.

Kadan Young replaces Arjan Raikhy 

The second half started with the first possession for Chelsea.

 

The referee has added five minutes of extra time to this first part.
 

Final stretch of the first part

Bettinelli appeared to deny Aston Villa's second goal after Douglas Luiz's back pass to Watkins;

 

A setback for Chelsea, as Armando Broja leaves on the stretcher with an injury and Rankine takes his place.

Chelsea almost tied the game, but Hutchinson's shot hit the post.

 

John McGinn puts Aston Villa ahead in the early stages of the match
 

The ball is rolling in Abu Dhabi 

The players are in the locker room ready to take the field.

Unai Emery's team will face Villarreal next Thursday in a new football friendly before hosting Liverpool at home in their last match of the year;

The last match of Potter Graham's team for this 2022 will be against Bournemouth in which they will be looking for a victory;

The former Villarreal coach checks the conditions of the stadium before the start of the match.

 

While a more recognizable eleven at Aston Villa

The London side with many home-grown players, but with Cucurrella, Jorginho and Aubumeyang in the starting eleven

 

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Danny Ings is the most outstanding player of his team with 5 goals in the 14 matches he has played in the Premier League. In addition, he has scored and assisted in the EFL Carabao Cup. The 30-year-old English striker has scored three goals in the last three games he has played;

Jorginho is one of Chelsea's leaders and he has to play a leading role in this season due to the absence of Sterling, Mount and Havertz, the first two because they are playing in the World Cup and the German is resting after playing in this tournament. The 30-year-old Italian midfielder has scored three goals this season, two in the Premier League and one in the UEFA Champions League. He has not scored since October 22 against Manchester United;

Aston Villa have already played two friendlies during this break in which they were held to a draw by Brighton (2-2) and were defeated by Cardiff 3-1. However, they did win their last official match by beating Brighton 1-2, thanks to a comeback with a brace from Ings. In the Premier League standings they are 12th in the table with 18 points, five points clear of the relegation places and eight points away from the European places. Aston Villa no longer have the option to fight for the EFL Carabao Cup, as they lost to Manchester United 4-2, despite taking the lead with Watkins' goal;

Chelsea are in a tough moment as they lost the last three official matches they played before the stoppage. In the most recent one, they lost at home to Newcastle United by the minimum after a goal by Willock 23 minutes before the end. They also had to bow out of the EFL Carabao Cup in the round of 32 after losing 2-0 to Manchester City. In the Premier League, they have three consecutive defeats and five matches without a win. The last time they won was precisely against Aston Villa on October 16. In the English League standings they are in eighth position with 21 points, five points behind the European places and eight points behind the places that give access to the UEFA Champions League. They finished first in the Champions League group stage and will face Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 in 2023;
 

Numerous clashes between Chelsea and Aston Villa with a favorable balance for the Londoners who have won 67 times, while 54 times Aston Villa has won and the remaining clashes, which are 36 ended in a draw. The last time these two English teams met was last October 16 in the match corresponding to the 11th round of the Premier League in which Chelsea won 2-0 with two goals from Mount. In the last four meetings Chelsea have won. The last victory of Aston Villa against the London team was in May 2021. These two teams have not met in a friendly since July 2011 in this match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Chelsea and Aston Villa will meet in a friendly match due to the stoppage for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
 

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