Game #5587
Aston Villa
Sunday, 23 May 2021


Won
11th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: Partial closed doors
(COVID-19)
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Chelsea

Assist(s) | Matt Targett | 43' |
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 23 May 2021
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0 Bertrand Traoré, Assist Matt Targett
⏱️ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-0 Anwar El Ghazi (pen)
🟨 | 65’ Booking, John McGinn
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 2-1 (Chelsea), Ben Chilwell
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Bertrand Traoré, Sub on, Carney Chukwuemeka
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Marvelous Nakamba
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Anwar El Ghazi, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
🟨 | 81’ Booking, Emiliano Martínez
🟥 | 89’ Sending off, (Chelsea), César Azpilicueta
⏱️ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Possession F | 29%
Possession A | 71%
Shots F | 6
Shots A | 23
Shots on Target F | 3
Shots on Target A | 7
Corners F | 2
Corners A | 9
Fouls F | 11
Fouls A | 12
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 23 May 2021
Villa end the season with successive wins as Chelsea are beaten but a welcome 11th placed finish is tempered with disappointment after the incredible start to the campaign promised so much more.
Villa play in front of their own fans for the first time since February 16, 2020 - 462 days previously.
Jack Grealish makes his 213th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (164 Starts) to leave with a record of W84 D43 L86, 32 Goals, 38 Assists, 34 Bookings and 2 Red Cards.
Jack Grealish contributes his 70th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 213th and final appearance (164 Starts) to make it W84 D43 L86, 32 Goals, 38 Assists, 34 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. Grealish had achieved 10 goal involvements in 62 appearances (35 Starts), his second ten had come in 41 appearances (25 Starts), his third in 31 appearances (29 Starts), his fourth in 19 appearances (17 Starts), his fifth in 16 appearances (16 Starts), his sixth in 21 appearances (21 Starts) and his final 10 in 23 appearances (21 Starts).
Right back Matt Targett makes his 70th appearance for Villa since joining from Southampton in July 2019 and became the first outfield Villa player in a decade to start every league game in a season having made it W26 D14 L30, 2 Goals, 4 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Marvelous Nakamba collects his 10th booking and secures his 20th win on his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (36 Starts) since joining the club from Club Brugge KV on 1 August 2019 to make it W20 D8 L22, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Emiliano Martínez collects his first booking in a Villa shirt on his 38th appearance to make it W16 D7 L15, 46 Goals Conceded at 1.21 goals per game, 15 Clean Sheets (39%) and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
John McGinn collects his 30th booking on his 111th appearance in a Villa shirt (108 Starts) to make it W42 D29 L40, 13 Goals, 16 Assists and 30 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.70 games so far in his Villa career.
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 2012-21 🕒 213 | 164 (49) | ⚽ 32 | 🔥 38 | 🇺 31 | #866 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2018-19
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2020-21 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Sunday, 23 May 2021
Attendance | bcd |
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🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Dean Smith | 🏴 | West Bromwich, 2018-2021
Referee: Stuart Attwell | 🏴 | Nuneaton, 2007-
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Dean Smith | 🏴 | 2018-2021
🕒 125 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 | 26 🟥 47 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Stuart Attwell | 🏴 | Nuneaton, 2007-
Assistants: Simon Long, Neil Davies
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 John McGinn
🟨 Marvelous Nakamba
🟨 Emiliano Martínez
CARDS

🟥 César Azpilicueta
🟨 Jorginho
🟨 Mateo Kovačić
🟨 Timo Werner
🟨 Kepa Arrizabalaga
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dean Smith names an unchanged line up from the team that beat Tottenham in the previous fixture.
Ezri Konsa continues at right back with Kortney Hause partnering Tyrone Mings in the centre of defence.
Matt Targett starts the final league game of the season making the only outfield ever present in the Premier League in 2020-21. Marvelous Nakamba retains his place in midfield ahead of Douglas Luiz.
With Ross Barkley ineligible to play against his former club, Keinan Davis returns to the squad whilst Jed Steer and Björn Engels are not selected with the latter without an appearance in 2020-21 despite being named in 23 squads. Engels' last appearance had come on Monday, 9 March 2020.
Morgan Sanson, Trézéguet and Matty Cash remain out with long term injuries while debutants from the previous fixture Carney Chukwuemeka and Jaden Philogene-Bidace retain their squad places.
Starting XI Average Age: | 26.27 |
Oldest Player: GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 28.74 |
Youngest Player: CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | 23.60 |
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Dean Smith | 🏴 | 2018-2021

Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 | 🟨 |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Thomas Tuchel | 🇩🇪 |

Chelsea
GK Edouard Mendy | 🇸🇳 | 🔁 |
LB Ben Chilwell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Antonio Rüdiger | 🇩🇪 |
CB Thiago Silva | 🇧🇷 |
RB Reece James | 🏴 |
RB César Azpilicueta | 🇪🇸 | 🟥 |
M Jorginho | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Mateo Kovačić | 🇭🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Mason Mount | 🏴 |
W Christian Pulišić | 🇺🇸 |
CF Timo Werner | 🇩🇪 | 🟨 |
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | for W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | 73' |
🔁 | M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | for W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | 79' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | GK Kepa Arrizabalaga | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 | for GK Edouard Mendy | 🇸🇳 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Hakim Ziyech | 🇲🇦 | for M Jorginho | 🇮🇹 | 60’ |
🔁 | M Kai Havertz | 🇩🇪 | for M Mateo Kovačić | 🇭🇷 | 66’ |

🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Tom Heaton | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 |
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 |
CF Wesley | 🇧🇷 |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Andreas Christensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Kurt Zouma | 🇫🇷 |
LB Marcus Alonso | 🇪🇸 |
M Billy Gilmour | 🏴 |
W Callum Hudson-Odoi | 🏴 |
CF Olivier Ground | 🇫🇷 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | | 2 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 2* | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Tom Heaton | 🏴 | | 23* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI Cost: £134.86m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £0.00m
Team Cost: £134.86m
Squad Cost: £181.38m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/20
Homegrown: 4/20
SQUAD STATS

1st XI Cost: £301.58m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £180.00m
Team Cost: £491.58m
Squad Cost: £508.68m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/20
Homegrown: 5/20
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £19.58m |
GK Tom Heaton | 🏴 | £7.92m |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 | £14.04m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | £20.60m |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 | £2.70m |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 | £10.80m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Youth |
M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | Youth |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | £16.56m |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | £8.10m |
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £27.72m |
CF Wesley | 🇧🇷 | £22.50m |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Free |
MATCHDAY SQUAD

GK Kepa Arrizabalaga | 🇪🇸 | £72.00m |
GK Edouard Mendy | 🇸🇳 | £21.06m |
LB Ben Chilwell | 🏴 | £44.00m |
RB César Azpilicueta | 🇪🇸 | £7.92m |
RB Reece James | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Marcus Alonso | 🇪🇸 | Free |
CB Antonio Rüdiger | 🇩🇪 | £31.50m |
CB Kurt Zouma | 🇫🇷 | £12.50m |
CB Andreas Christensen | 🇩🇰 | Youth |
CB Thiago Silva | 🇧🇷 | Free |
M Kai Havertz | 🇩🇪 | £72.00m |
M Jorginho | 🇮🇹 | £51.30m |
M Mateo Kovacic | 🇭🇷 | £40.50m |
M Mason Mount | 🏴 | Youth |
M Billy Gilmour | 🏴 | Youth |
W Christian Pulisic | 🇺🇸 | £57.60m |
M Hakim Ziyech | 🇲🇦 | £36.00m |
W Callum Hudson-Odoi | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Timo Werner | 🇩🇪 | £47.70m |
CF Olivier Ground | 🇫🇷 | £14.60m |
🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Knee, 10 Apr 2021 [9]
W Trézéguet | 🇪🇬 | Ligament, 21 Apr 2021 [8]
RB Matty Cash | 🇵🇱 | Hamstring, 16 May 2021 [3]
Loan Terms | 1 |
M Ross Barkley | 🏴 | Unable to play against parent club
Out on Loan | 3 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | Swansea
RB Frédéric Guilbert | 🇫🇷 | Strasbourg
GK Lovre Kalinić | 🇭🇷 | Hajduk Split
Not Selected | 2 |
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
CB Björn Engels | 🇧🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
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🟩 23 May 2021, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


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