In the early morning of December 27, Beijing time, the 19th round of the Premier League, Chelsea played away to Aston Villa. Rees James swung himself and Jorginho equalised on penalties. In the second half, Romelu Lukaku scored from the bench and created a penalty to give Chelsea a 3-1 comeback victory. Chelsea doubled their opponents to end the league two rounds without a win, but still trailed Manchester City by six points.
In this game, both sides were plagued by the epidemic, Chelsea's Havertz and Werner were absent, and Villa's manager Gerrard was diagnosed and could not direct the game on the spot.
In the 24th minute of the first half, Mount sent a brilliant shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball hit the goal frame and bounced back, and Chelsea regretted missing the opportunity.
In the 29th minute, Taggart's cross from the flank was met by Reece James' header and he inadvertently swung himself away, leaving Chelsea behind 1-0.
In the 33rd minute, Hudson-Odoi received it inside the penalty area and was thrown to the ground by Cash, and the referee awarded a penalty. Jorginho then scored and Chelsea equalised, 1-1!
According to statistics, Jorginho has scored nine goals this season, becoming the top scorer in Chelsea. In the second half, Tuchel made consecutive substitutions, and Lukaku came off the bench, and the effect was immediate:
In the 55th minute, Mount crossed and Romelu Lukaku almost forced his opponent to swing himself. In the 57th minute, Hudson-Odoi started the ball from the left, this time Lukaku's header broke the goal and Chelsea won 2-1.
This summer, Lukaku returned to Chelsea for 115 million euros, breaking the team's signing record. However, due to injuries and the impact of the new crown, Lukaku only scored four Premier League goals.
It is worth mentioning that Lukaku scored in the last Premier League, and the opponent also happened to be Villa. Seeing Chelsea go from trailing to leading, Tuchel was also relieved and roared with punches on the sidelines.
In the 67th minute, Chelsea had a chance to kill the game, but After Mount passed the opposing goalkeeper, his left-footed low shot was deflected off the empty goal.
In the 91st minute, Lukaku used his impactful advantage to force his opponent to foul inside the box and Chelsea again won the penalty. This time, it was Jorginho who easily scored the ball and Chelsea sealed the win 3-1.
In the end, Chelsea beat Villa 3-1 to achieve a double against their opponents. In addition, Chelsea also ended the embarrassment of a two-round winless, leading Arsenal by six points and continuing to sit firmly in the top four of the table.
Chelsea tied liverpool in front of them, but missed out on the top two in the table due to the goal difference disadvantage. Of course, since Manchester City also won this round, the gap between Chelsea and the leader is still 6 points.
Villa missed two consecutive league wins and remained 9th in the table. After Gerrard took over, Villa won 4 and lost 3, including 1-2 Manchester City, 0-1 Liverpool, 1-3 Chelsea, losing to the big clubs.
Chelsea starters: 16-Eduardo Mendy, 14-Charloba (46' 9-Lukaku), 6-Thiago Silva (52' 4-Christensen), 2-Rudiger, 24-Rees James, 7-Kante (62' 8-Matchic), 5-Jorginho, 3-Marcos Alonso, 19-Mount, 10-Pulisic, 20-Odoi
Villa started: 1 Martinez, 2 Marty Kash, 4 Khonsa, 5 Mins, 3 Taggart, 8 Sansson (75' 21 Al Ghazi), 6 Douglas Luiz, 41 Jacob Ramsey, 10 Buendia (73' 33 Chucuemeca), 20 Ince (72' 15 Bertrand Traoré), 11 Watkins