Chelsea almost lost to Aston Villa today after leading 1 – 0 for most of the match, then Aston Villa scored a fantastic goal to level the match.
Timo Werner scores a header from the center of the box for Chelsea. Chelsea 1 – Aston Villa 0. James assist with a cross.
Sixty-four minutes into the match, Aston villa scored, Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 1. Cameron Archer (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross.
The game went to a shootout and Chelsea won.
Penalty Shootout
CHELSEAASTON VILLA
| Romelu Lukaku | Pen1 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| Mason Mount | Pen2 | Ashley Young-Miss |
| Ross Barkley | Pen3 | Marvelous Nakamba-Miss |
| Ben Chilwell-Miss | Pen4 | Ezri Konsa |
| Reece James | Pen5 | Emiliano Buendía |
Match Stats
Possession
Chelsea 68% Aston Villa 32%
Shots (on Goal) Chelsea 18 (7) Aston Villa 10 (7)
| CHE | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
Chelsea second goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga started the game today because Mendy was injured and he had a great game.
Note worthy stats.
- Kepa Arrizabalaga has now kept six clean sheets in nine matches for Thomas Tuchel. In that time, he’s lifted the Champions League and won the Super Cup for Chelsea.
- Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta’s incredible mentality is phenomenal. Went from losing his girlfriend and being ridiculed by the entire football community to being the HERO in 3(!) penalty shootouts. 2 of them in Europe. Insane.
