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:
Liverpool vs Man City
Here come the players!
These two teams have already met once this season with Liverpool beating City in the Community Shield. City have had a better time of things since then but who will come out on top this afternoon?
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Liverpool vs Man City
Liverpool’s chances of victory come down to their experienced forwards Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino who both start along with Diogo Jota.
Firmino has scored six goals and provided three assists in his last five Premier League appearances but Salah can equal his longest run of Premier League starts without a goal, six from February to March 2019, if he doesn’t score today.
Liverpool vs Man City
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Liverpool vs Man City
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Liverpool vs Man City
More live coverage to come from us here at The Independent as Liverpool vs Manchester City kicks off at 4.30pm.
Here’s a reminder of how the two sides line-up:
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott, Jota, Firmino, Salah
Man City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Bernardo, Haaland, Foden
FT Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Exceptional performance from Mason Mount today. Is the England midfielder hitting form at the right time with the World Cup just over a month away?
FT Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Elsewhere in the Premier League:
The points were shared between Manchester United and Newcastle who played out a 0-0 draw with Southampton and West Ham also drawing though that one finished 1-1.
Arsenal are currently leading 1-0 against Leeds who have also missed a penalty. There’s 25 minutes to play in that game.
Full-time: Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
90+6 mins: Chelsea take all three points! Two goals for Mason Mount is enough to give the Blues the victory over Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.
It’s another win for Graham Potter’s side who are still searching for that clinical and imposing performance. Chelsea remain fourth in the table but they’re now just four points behind Spurs with a game in hand.
Aston Villa drop to 17th after Southampton secured a point against West Ham.
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