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 0-0 Man City
27 mins: Close! Salah nicks the ball off Dias as it comes over the top and manages to get it across to Harvey Elliott. He brings the ball into the box then looks stuck as Nathan Ake closes him down.
He wants to pass to Salah but that option isn’t on and Ake takes the ball off him to break down the attack.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
24 mins: Liverpool are utilising the wide areas to get crosses into the box. Robertson is bombing forward on the left with Salah drifting inside and Elliott taking up the wide role on the right allowing Milner to hold back and stop any counters.
City are handling it efficiently so far.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
21 mins: Great run from Salah who is given the ball just past the halfway and shoves Ake to the deck on his way into the box. He shifts onto his left foot and looks to thread it between Dias’ legs but the City centre-back turns the ball out for a corner.
The corner comes into the middle but gets dealt with by City.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
18 mins: Fabinho is encouraged to shoot as he receives the ball on the tip of the City ‘D’ but he works it across to Robertson instead. The Liverpool left-back swings in a cross but Nathan Ake is there ahead of Roberto Firmino to head the ball clear.
He gets it to Foden who shrugs off Milner and boots it down the wing.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
15 mins: Phil Foden is clipped by Harvey Elliott and goes down off the ball. Liverpool play on and lose it trying to get Andy Robertson in behind Joao Cancelo.
Cancelo gives the ball to Gundogan who sends it long to Haaland and Foden makes a surprising recovery with City on the attack. Haaland has a shot blocked but the ball comes out to Gundogan whose drilled effort skips off the pitch and lands safely in Alisson’s hands.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
12 mins: Arsenal have completed a 1-0 win over Leeds United so Manchester City cannot go top of the table today and now need to win to stay within one point of Mikel Arteta’s side.
They’re on the offensive at Anfield with Liverpool making a couple of sloppy mistakes in the middle of the pitch to give the ball back to the visitors.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
9 mins: City have started to take control of the ball and look to slowly push Liverpool deep into their own half. They play it around the middle before sending Joao Cancelo free on the right wing.
He curls a cross into the area but it’s too far ahead of Ilkay Gundogan and Alisson collects it on the bounce.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
6 mins: Nearly! Bernardo Silva takes the ball from a poor Liverpool clearance and sends it up to Phil Foden on the left side. He plays it over to Erling Haaland who touches the ball into the box and looks to return the pass.
Diogo Jota is helping out defensively and knocks the ball away from Haaland before Joe Gomez completes the clearance this time.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
3 mins: Lovely! Liverpool lfy up the right side of the pitch with James Milner carrying the ball down the wing before passing it inside to Roberto Firmino.
He slides the ball into the box for Mo Salah who looks to pick out Diogo Jota but has his pass knocked behind for a corner.
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