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 0-2 Chelsea
87 mins: Young slides the ball into the box for Ings who backheels it into the middle but Azpilicueta is aware enough to send it behind for a corner.
Young jogs up the pitch to take it but his delivery is easily cleared by Thiago Silva.
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
84 mins: Sterling shimmies away from Mings and squeezes into the right side of the box before firing a shot straight at Emi Martinez who clings onto the ball.
Chelsea sense that there are more goals to be got here. Villa haven’t given up but there’s nowhere near the same focus from the home side as they showed 20 minutes ago.
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
81 mins: Mount’s impressive performance takes a dint as he collects a yellow card for a poor challenge. Villa haven’t created anything since the second goal went it, they’re running on fumes and are running out of time.
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
78 mins: The game is meandering along to a Chelsea victory at the moment as Aston Villa seem bereft of creativity. They’re penned in their own half and Mount takes the ball off Matty Cash before winning his side a throw in.
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
75 mins: Philippe Coutinho has also come on for Aston Villa who now have just 15 minutes to get something out of this game. John McGinn is the man replaced.
For their part Chelsea look pretty comfortable now. Young gives away a free kick and Azpilicueta knocks it across to Chelsea substitute Jorginho, he’s on for Kovacic.
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Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
71 mins: Conor Gallagher shifts his away around Danny Ings on the right side of the pitch before lifting a cross to Raheem Sterling who fires his effort wide of the near post!
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
68 mins: The scoreline doesn’t do Aston Villa justice who have been good today. They’ve just come up against a fine performance from Kepa Arrizabalaga and Mason Mount with an eye for goal.
Steven Gerrard makes a change with Emiliano Buendia coming on to replace Leon Bailey.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea (Mount, 65’)⚽️
65 mins: Fantastic! At the other end of the pitch Chelsea win a free kick of their own with Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell standing over the deadball.
It’s Mount who takes it and he whips the ball over the wall before getting enough dip to take it past Emi Martinez and underneath the crossbar!
Chelsea double their lead.
Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
63 mins: Mason Mount gives the ball away to Jacob Ramsey who flies up the pitch. Kalidu Koulibaly has to cover and comes across to sandwich the Aston Villa midfielder between himself and Mount to stop the run. The effort sees him collect a yellow card.
Villa’s resultant free kick is floated into the box where Arrizabalaga punches it away. The goalkeeper manages to get back in position as John McGinn hits the dropping ball on the volley and forces another sharp save from the Chelsea man.
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