In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, in the 35th round of the English Premier League, Aston Villa played Chelsea at home. In the first half, McGinn scored an own goal for Cucurella, and then Jackson's goal was whistled for offside, and Villa relied on Rodgers' goal to extend the score, and in the second half, Madueke and Conor Gallagher crossed each other. In the end, Villa drew 2-2 with Chelsea, bringing the number of points to 67, and seven points from Tottenham in three more games to sit in the top four and close to securing a place in next season's Champions League.
Entering the final stage of the season, Villa are becoming more and more stable in the race for four. After winning in the last round, Villado left Tottenham Hotspur in two rounds to sit in the top four by six points, and is getting closer and closer to securing next season's Champions League qualification.
In this round, Villa host Chelsea, who can only fight for six, and the two sides meet for the first time this season, with Villa beating Chelsea 1-0 away.
In the fourth minute, Digne cut in a triangular cross and McGinn fired into the back of the net on Cucurella's leg to give Villa a dream 1-0 start.
In the 16th minute, Caicedo picked up a cross in the front, and Jackson scored with a one-handed shot, but the referee signaled that the goal was invalid due to offside.
In the 42nd minute, Cash was divided into the penalty area, and Rodgers adjusted his right foot and fired a low shot into the goal to help Villa extend the score 2-0.
In the 62nd minute, Conor Gallagher made a steal in front of the goal, and Madueke pushed home to help Chelsea pull a goal back 1-2.
In the 81st minute, Maduekai picked up the ball in front of the field and assisted Conor Gallagherne to cut through the goal, and the two completed the pass to help Chelsea equalize 2-2.
In the 94th minute, Disasi scored with a header, but the goal was disallowed after a foul on Badiashile and Chelsea missed the stoppage-time winner.
In this draw, Villa points reached 67 points, because Tottenham has not played in the past half a month, so Villado extended the lead to 7 points in three rounds and continued to sit in fourth place.
Based on Tottenham's next three strong teams of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, a large number of points will be lost, plus Villa's remaining three opponents Brighton, Liverpool, and Crystal Palace, at least 2 games can be won, so there is a great hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
It is worth mentioning that this draw also directly caused Manchester United and Chelsea to miss the qualification for next season's Champions League four rounds in advance.
For Villa fans, there is a great desire to see the team return to the Champions League, which has not been played in this century.
Fortunately, with a manager like Unai Emery, the wishes of Villa fans are getting closer to being realized. It is worth mentioning that Villa also broke into the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League and also hopes to win this European title.