Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Mason Mount brace seals win
Follow all the fallout as the Blues kept pace with the Premier League’s top three
Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea’s heroes as they survived a scare at Aston Villa to maintain Graham Potter’s unbeaten start.
Mount bagged a brace – in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate – to seal a battling 2-0 win at Villa Park. But they needed Kepa to produce two stunning first-half stops to deny Jacob Ramsey and Danny Ings with Chelsea on the ropes. The Blues have now won their last five in all competitions – keeping four clean sheets – and cemented fourth spot in the Premier League. Defeat was harsh on an improved Villa, who rattled Chelsea, but they slipped closer to the drop zone.
Boss Steven Gerrard joined with Villa 16th and two points above the relegation zone, they now sit 16th and just a point above the bottom three almost 12 months into his reign. He had been at pains to stress the fine margins which had seen his side draw three of their last four games and had demanded his players become headline makers. The problem was Villa made all the wrong headlines as Chelsea were gifted a sixth-minute lead thanks to calamitous defending from Tyrone Mings. Mount later delivered a sucker-punch on 65 minutes after being taken down by Mings 25 yards out and firing in a brilliant free kick, which outfoxed goalkeeper Emi Martinez. Follow all the post-game reaction from Aston Villa vs Chelsea:
Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
12 mins: Jacob Ramsey nicks the ball off Kai Havertz and sits the German down with a slight tug of the shirt. Havertz is on his feet quickly but gets punished for a foul on Ramsey as he attempts to recover the ball.
The Chelsea fans are taunting Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard who is under pressure due to their slow start to the season.
Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
9 mins: Buoyed with confidence from that opening goal Chelsea sweep up the pitch again. Kai Havertz sends it to Ben Chilwell who comes inside once more before picking out Raheem Sterling.
Sterling lays it off to Kovacic who has a shy at goal from 25-yards out and spanks his shot high and wide.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea (Mount, 6’)⚽️
6 mins: Mistake from Mings, Chelsea lead!
Mateo Kovacic drives the ball through midfield before sliding a pass over to Ben Chilwell. He cuts inside and looks to dink a through ball in behind the lines for Mason Mount but Ezri Konsa blocks it and loops the ball high into the air.
Tyrone Mings has time and space to head it clear but makes a total hash of the clearance only managing to nod the ball over to Mount who meets it on the volley and guides it around Emi Martinez.
Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
5 mins: Raheem Sterling seems to be playing in the right wingback role for Chelsea with Ruben Loftus-Cheek operating in central midfield alongside Mateo Kovacic.
Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
3 mins: There’s a couple of early chances for Aston Villa as a free kick is curled into the box from the right and drops kindly for Danny Ings. He takes a shot on the turn but has the effort scooped clear by Thiago Silva in the six-yard box.
Villa recycle to the ball over on the left side and Leon Bailey drives into the penalty area before hitting a low effort to Kepa Arrizabalaga’s right but the Chelsea goalkeeper has it covered.
Kick off: Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
Danny Ings gets the match underway and Villa work the ball over to Matty Cash. He looks to send the ball down the right wing but Ben Chilwell wins it in the air and Chelsea take over possession.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Coverage of Liverpool vs Manchester City follows the conclusion of this match at Villa Park but first up the players head out for the start of Aston Villa vs Chelsea.
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Aston Villa vs Chelsea
During the warm-ups at Villa Park players are wearing shirts saying “Get well soon Emma” after Chelsea women’s boss Emma Hayes underwent surgery for an emergency hysterectomy last week and has to take time out of the game to fully recover.
Graham Potter hails Chelsea’s team-first mentality after winning run continues in Champions League
Chelsea manager Graham Potter said he had developed a good understanding with his players and that their team-first mentality was behind their winning run after they secured a 2-0 win at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Goals from Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw Chelsea complete the double over Milan and record a fourth straight victory.
After a 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their opening match and a 1-1 draw with Salzburg in Potter’s first game in charge, Chelsea now top Group E.
“It’s just a process of trying to get to know them,” Potter said.
Graham Potter hails Chelsea’s team-first mentality after winning run continues
The victory over AC Milan make is four victories on the bounce
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