At 21 pm Beijing time on October 16, in the 11th round of the 2022-2023 Premier League season, Chelsea will face Aston Villa away. In the first half, Mount seized the opportunity of Villa defender Mins' mistake to score a goal, and Kepa played a number of brilliant saves; In the second half, Mason Mount's free-kick went straight out of the world and scored twice. In the end, Chelsea won 2-0 against Aston Villa to win five consecutive games in all competitions.
In the last 12 meetings between the two sides, Chelsea have a big advantage of 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats; In last season's Premier League and League Cup, Chelsea beat Aston Villa three times; Villa's last win over Chelsea was in the Premier League in 2020-2021, when they beat Chelsea 2-1 at home in the second leg of that season.
In the first minute, Villa's free kick from the right side of the field was cleared, Douglas Luiz received the ball and shot from distance, and the ball was confiscated by Kepa. In the 6th minute, Ben Chilwell sent in a cross from the left, Mince's header was wrong, the ball was still in the box, Mount quickly followed up and fired near the small box line to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead.
In the 14th minute, Ashley Young was stopped on the left after crossing Sterling on the left, McGinn followed up with a cross, and Leon Bailly nodded his header from behind the box and hit the crossbar to bounce off the line.
In the 21st minute, Ashley Young sent in a down-down triangle cross from the left, McGin's follow-up shot was blocked by Kepa, Jacob Ramsey's shot near the box line was saved again, Ings made a second shot on the left side of the goal, Kepa rejected the third time.
In the 28th minute, Ings burst into the box from the right and the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 32nd minute, Aaron Ramsey split the ball on the right, Leon Bailly followed up on the right and crossed past a defender, Ings jumped in the middle to head the goal, Kepa lifted the close-range goal off the crossbar.
In the 36th minute, Villa won a free-kick up front and Leon Bailly struck straight over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Mason Mount crossed down the right, Kai Havertz dribbled the ball into the box and crossed to the left, and the undefended Raheem Sterling followed up with a shot into the goalpost. The first half ended with Chelsea 1-0 Villa.
In the second half, Leon Bailly took a corner kick from the right and Watkins' header from the middle of the box was deflected. In the 61st minute, Villa won a free kick in front and Luiz hoisted the ball into the box, the ball was single-punched by Kepa, McGinn received the ball near the top of the box and fired a long-range shot, which Kepa saved again.
In the 66th minute, Chelsea won a free-kick from the left side of the front, Mason Mount took a direct shot, the ball went around the wall and into the far corner of the goal, extending Chelsea's 2-0 lead.
In the 72nd minute, Gallagher crossed from a defender down the right and Raheem Sterling headed in from near the penalty spot and the ball bounced off the ground.
In the 84th minute, Raheem Sterling received a return pass from Cesar Azpilicueta on the right side of the box and hit the ball directly at the goalkeeper.
In the end, the match ended with Chelsea beating Aston Villa 2-0.