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Thrilling Draw Between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge
A vibrant match at Stamford Bridge ended in a draw, with Chelsea and Aston Villa tying at two goals in a game full of emotions and yellow cards. Chelsea dominated possession with 63%, constantly seeking the opponent’s goal with 14 shots, although only 3 found the target. Aston Villa, with 37% possession, opted for strength and effectiveness, managing 8 shots on goal out of their 11 attempts.
The first goal of the match came in the 37th minute, courtesy of Joao Pedro for Chelsea, assisted by R. James. However, Aston Villa did not back down and managed to equalize the score in the 63rd minute with a goal by O. Watkins. The intensity of the match was reflected in the constant cautions, with five yellow cards for Chelsea and three for Aston Villa. Just when it seemed that Chelsea would take the victory, Watkins reappeared in the 84th minute, assisted by Y. Tielemans, to seal the final draw. Despite Chelsea’s dominance and their 6 corners compared to Aston Villa’s 7, Aston Villa’s effectiveness in front of goal was decisive in taking a valuable point from London. The referee of the match, Stuart Attwell, had a busy night, with a total of 24 fouls called, 16 by Chelsea and 8 by Aston Villa.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 59 J. McGinn came in and A. Onana went out., at minute 59 E. Buendia came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 59 D. Malen came in and J. Sancho went out., at minute 83 B. Kamara came in and L. Bogarde went out., at minute 83 I. Maatsen came in and L. Digne went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 69 A. Garnacho came in and J. Gittens went out., at minute 69 Joao Pedro came in and L. Delap went out., at minute 69 M. Cucurella came in and M. Gusto went out., at minute 72 C. Palmer came in and Estevao went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
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