Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

62 mins: Mateo Kovacic is the third Chelsea susbstitution as he comes on to replace N’Golo Kante. It doesn’t look as though Kante has an injury so this may be a pre-planned rotational change.

Lukaku is dragged down by Mings just outside the Aston Villa box and Mings is shown a yellow card for the challenge. Mings has been poor since the restart. He’s not handling Lukaku well at all.

59 mins: Close! Cash gets up the pitch on the inside right for Villa. He lifts a cross into the box and almost finds Ings who goes for the header but just misses the ball as it goes over his head. Pulisic is behind him and he works the ball clear for Chelsea.

56 mins: Lukaku scores for Chelsea! Fine work from Chelsea to take the lead. Jorginho brings the ball down the inside left and passes it out to Callum Hudson-Odoi on the wing. He whips a cross into the box as Lukaku nips in front of Mings, rolls off his shoulder and heads the ball into the back corner of the goal!

54 mins: Thiago Silva hobbled around after his misplaced pass and signalled to the bench. He’s not comfortable out there and Thomas Tuchel brings on Andreas Christensen to replace the experienced defender.

Kante and Pulisic combine in the right side of the box but neither player can create enough space to get a shot off and Villa scramble the ball clear.

51 mins: James plays the ball inside to Thiago Silva who attempts to float the ball over to Alonso on the left wing. He underhits his pass though and gives the ball away to Sanson. He immediately plays it forward for Danny Ings but the pass is too far away from the Aston Villa striker and he gives up the chase.

48 mins: Trevoh Chalobah’s substitution has seen Reece James drop into a right centre-back role with Christian Pulisic taking over at wingback.

Antonio Rudiger whips a cross into the box from the inside left and aims for Lukaku. Martinez comes off his line and punches the ball off Lukaku’s nose and cleans Tyrone Mings out in the process.

Kick off: Romelu Lukaku has been brought on by Thomas Tuchel with Trevoh Chalobah the man who’s gone off.Aston Villa get the match back underway and win a throw in over on the right wing.

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Jorginho has scored nine penalties in the Premier League in 2021, the joint-most by a player in a single calendar year in the competition’s history, alongside Matt Le Tissier in 1994 and Steven Gerrard in 2014.

Two goals in the first half, both from Chelsea players but at either ends of the pitch.