Chelsea

Our under-18s were in a goalscoring mood this afternoon as an impressive second-half performance saw us dispatch Aston Villa in a league encounter.

Mendel-Idowu was enjoying himself and he struck a fantastic shot which crashed off the crossbar. It did not take long though after that chance to get our third, and it was Dyer who finished in impressive fashion, scoring a solo goal. [Tyrique George](/en/teams/profile/tyrique-george), [Zain Silcott-Duberry](/en/teams/profile/zain-silcott-duberry). Louis Flower and Kiano Dyer were the other scorers. Ronnie Stutter grabbed a brace. [Kaiden Wilson](/en/teams/profile/kaiden-wilson).

Where to watch Premier League clash between Chelsea and Aston Villa - team news, kick-off time and more.

A convincing 3-0 win over Bournemouth in their previous fixture and Chelsea's overall lacklustre season should give Villa hope of taking points off Graham Potter's team. They are 11 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and have a lot of ground to cover to catch up in the race for the top four. Chelsea secured three wins in a row before dropping points at home against Everton in their last outing.

Chelsea are back in Premier League action at Stamford Bridge against Unai Emery's Aston Villa today. At this stage of the domestic campaign, Graham Potter's ...

Chelsea look to continue their unbeaten March into April as the welcome Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge as Graham Potter leads the Blues into the last ...

They find Mudryk who runs beyond the villa backline but takes his shot early and passes it to Martinez. He is itching to play and help. They build via Loftus-Cheek on this occasion but are struggling to fashion a clear-cut chance. As so often the case, They need to take some. Then Marc Cucurella shoots well over from outside of the box. Enzo Fernandez is the latest to be shown a yellow card. There could be some minutes for N'Golo Kante today. Chelsea want a penalty for a handball. We have worked had to get him to this point. Potter will hope that his side can taste victory once again to kick off an April that will see the Blues play eight fixtures. The Blues lie level on points with the opponents but sit above them on goal difference heading into today's fixture. Joao Felix has a good chance but Emi Martinez is down well and saves it.

John Terry and Roberto Di Matteo - who announced the game together live at Stamford Bridge before kick-off today against Aston Villa - are the first examples of ...

Di Matteo will manage the team – just as he did against Bayern in the 2012 Champions League final – and he has been discussing the new fixture. The other proceeds will be donated to the Chelsea Foundation. ‘That was my last game,' said Robbie.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery masterminds another victory away from home with a composed display against Chelsea to put pressure back on Graham Potter.

- Away2 - Home8 - Away5 - Home27 - Shots - Away31% - Home69% - Possession - 40,082 - Attendance: Here, they drew a blank despite 27 efforts at goal. Trailing by one, they went on to pepper Villa's goal with chances as Kai Havertz and Felix saw efforts well saved.

Saturday's late Premier League game served up a first defeat in five matches for Chelsea...

A bouncing Havertz effort was saved by the Argentinean before Stamford Bridge thought it had witnessed an equaliser moments before half-time. A Chilwell cross then fell just behind the run of Havertz with the Villa defence stretched. The referee disagreed and with it being just outside the area, VAR was not asked to give a verdict. He lined up in a back-three with [Kalidou Koulibaly](/en/teams/profile/kalidou-koulibaly) and one of the players coming in, Marc Cucurella. The Villa player’s bad start to game almost became a lot worse when he was robbed of the ball inside his area by Mudryk but the winger’s shot hit the goalie. [Marc Cucurella](/en/teams/profile/marc-cucurella).

In-form Ollie Watkins was on target and John McGinn struck a screamer as Aston Villa leapfrogged Chelsea into the top half of the Premier League.

Indeed, only Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United can boast to have a similar overall tally of top-flight points as Villa since Emery’s arrival. James fizzes a half-cleared corner back into the middle. It says much about Emery’s impact that they have gone from looking nervously at the Premier League trapdoor to assessing how many teams they could reel in on their rise up the table. Not a bad week’s work for the Scotland midfielder. There will no doubt be more murmurs about Potter’s position as coach and the under-achievements of Chelsea, but that’s pretty much inevitable given the Blues’ current circumstances – and has all been said before - so let’s shine a spotlight on the positives for Villa. Chelsea are three points further back and drop to 11th.

raham Potter was booed off the pitch at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea were wasteful display in defeat to Aston Villa. The 47-year-old is under pressure ...

Chelsea next welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge and, with little to play for in the league, the players will simply need to play for their manager’s future. [dropped to 11th](/sport/football/chelsea-fc-vs-aston-villa-premier-league-result-2023-b1071608.html) as [Unai Emery](/topic/unai-emery)’s side pushed up to 9th, making the prospect of [Chelsea](/topic/chelsea) qualifying for any European competition through a league finish increasingly remote. [raham Potter](/topic/graham-potter) was booed off the pitch at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea were wasteful display in defeat to [Aston Villa](/topic/aston-villa).

Goals from striker Ollie Watkins and captain John McGinn earned Aston Villa all three points in a pulsating 2-0 Premier League mid-table win at Chelsea on ...

If you look at the stats of the game it was a positive performance, but in terms of the scoreline it's not. "We have to accept it (the result) and do better," he told Sky. Chelsea, who enjoyed some 69% possession and more than two dozen shots but as so often this season proved toothless in front of goal, came out guns blazing in the second half only to concede a corner from a Villa break.

Chelsea news: Graham Potter has come under pressure as Chelsea boss with plenty of talk surrounding his future as manager at Stamford Bridge.

We look forward to supporting him, his coaching team and the squad in realising their full potential in the coming months and years.'' He is a proven coach and an innovator in the Premier League who fits our vision for the Club. Following the defeat to Southampton supporters inside Stamford Bridge were quick to enlighten Potter on their feelings. Potter has compared his situation to Arteta's at Arsenal just over 12 months ago and the Gunners boss admits he feels for his opposition number. The Giallorossi are currently third in Serie A and Jose Mourinho is on the list of potential replacements for Potter and has already spoken this season about leaving Roma. However, chairman [Todd Boehly](https://www.football.london/all-about/todd-boehly) remains intent on giving the current manager sufficient time to turn the club’s fortunes around. Although the new owners would like to keep him in place for years to come they are aware that the run of form is not good enough. That was also a world record fee, as [Potter](https://www.football.london/all-about/graham-potter) was released from his contract to sign an unprecedented five-year deal at Stamford Bridge, worth about £60m. "When you’re a coach, if the results are good you accept the criticism and noise that comes with it. "There is support and I've spoken to them," he revealed in his pre-match Leeds press conference. “First of all, I have to say that it would be extremely easy for any manager to take over Chelsea now and start from scratch,” Parker told

Graham Potter accepts responsibility for Chelsea failings but former striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink supports him.

But when creating that many chances, it is hard to take." "For Chelsea it is very difficult to score goals. "You have made a decision to buy young players but you have to give them time to make mistakes. He needs to work on it and needs the time. It is a results business." "After a defeat there is always a disappointment," Potter told Match of the Day. It is a problem in the final third, Chelsea don't get enough people in the box. You have to stick with him because you are going that way. "He has cost a lot of money but has had just a few months in this country. "I don't like to blame anybody, I have to take responsibility. We need to respond, that's clear. Against Aston Villa, they had 27 shots, with eight on target, and 69% of the possession.

Villa are growing stronger game after game, and with their on-point recruitment, they could be a force next season. Arsenal may not only need to worry about ...

Ever since Arsenal beat them 4-1 back on December 11th, they have been a hard nut to crack; they have been unbeaten in the WSL ever since. the villains are definitely a team to watch! on 26th January this year, Aston Villa are still very much in the running for the Vitality Women’s FA Cup, having qualified for the semi-finals after beating Manchester City 2-1. A few weeks ago, Liverpool women’s coach Matt Beard admitted that there are two distinct groups of teams in the WSL: the top 4 teams (the two Manchester sides, Chelsea, and Arsenal) who are top teams with too much quality, and the rest. The Villains have it in them to break into the WSL’s top four. There is no separating the WSL top 4, and next season, one can argue it will just be the same, but will it be?

Graham Potter tried to rally his Chelsea players after the defeat to Aston Villa by saying 'we win or lose together', while also analysing the stats.

The second goal is disappointing because we started the second half well. But we look forward to it.” They had more possession, shots, shots on target and corners than the visitors. But it was not Chelsea’s day and they were beaten 2-0, resulting in loud boos from the Stamford Bridge crowd at full-time. Villa went into the break 1-0 up and doubled their advantage in the second half. But Cucurella only managed to divert the ball over Kalidou Koulibaly, inadvertently sending Watkins through on goal.

Get a report of the Chelsea vs. Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

If you look at the stats of the game it was a positive performance, but in terms of the scoreline it's not. We have a fantastic game on Tuesday to put it right," Potter said. "We have to accept it [the result] and do better," he told Sky. "There were a lot of good things in the game, a lot of attacking entries and shots. "Everyone was flinging their bodies on the line," McGinn told Sky sports. [Ollie Watkins](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins) and captain [John McGinn](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/162843/John-McGinn) earned [Aston Villa](/football/team?id=362) all three points in a pulsating 2-0 [Premier League](/football/league/_/name/ENG.1) mid-table win at [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) on Saturday.

Boos rang around Stamford Bridge after the loss to Aston Villa – Chelsea's fourth at home since Potter took charge.

“The one today was a strike from the edge of the box. “Generally we’ve made improvements from the turn of the year, but clearly we need to improve. “The first half, we’ve had a couple of opportunities but obviously the goal is a blow for us. “Today is a bit of a setback, of course it is. “The intention of the team was there. There was a positive intent but the scoreline is painful for us.

It was another painful match for Graham Potter's side as the Blues struggled badly at the back.

He looked understandably rusty, dragging a big chance wide in the 65th minute. Mudryk was able to do everything right until he got into a goal scoring position in his 57-minute appearance. In fairness, it isn’t his position as he tried to do a job for the team. He did, however, fail to protect his back four alongside Kovacic. Unfortunately, he looked shaky at the back, making errors and couldn’t stop Watkins from running through to score the opener. Kepa wasn’t busy but still had to pick the ball out of his net twice.

Chelsea dropped to the bottom half of the Premier League table as they suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa on Saturday.

[MUST READ: The players who could leave Chelsea](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-firesale-pulisic-mount-kovacic-players-potter-sell-summer/blt1bda5360bb5d3b6c) [HAVE YOUR SAY: Can Man City catch Arsenal?](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/can-manchester-city-catch-arsenal-premier-league-title-race/blt326d19bb0f61ccd0) [TOP STORY: Mbappe wants Madrid move in 2024](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/kylian-mbappe-real-madrid-2024-psg-free-transfer/blt7c9212ae115ec105)

A defensive mistake from Marc Cucurella saw him nod the ball onto the in-form Villa striker, Ollie Watkins, who nestled home a fine finish to send Villa ahead ...

We need to respond, that’s clear. We have a fantastic game on Tuesday night to put it right.” We need to look at that and do better. We have to accept it and do better. “We can't feel sorry for ourselves. “You need to defend better.

Roberto Di Matteo is set to manage the team, just as he did against Bayern in the 2012 Champions League final. Although he played and scored in the previous ...

Roberto Di Matteo is set to manage the team, just as he did against Bayern in the 2012 Champions League final. Aside from being a reunion of Chelsea heroes, the game will also be held in memory of the late Gianluca Vialli. As announced by John Terry and Roberto Di Matteo, many footballing royalty figures have already signed up for the game, with more set to follow.

Unai Emery's Villa beat the Blues 2-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn. But the game was marred by the disgraceful ...

The Villa supporter made the vile gesture towards a black Chelsea fan (out of shot) from the away end during his side's 2-0 win against the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon An Aston Villa fan (circle) has been accused of racism after making an alleged monkey gesture [Aston Villa](/sport/teampages/aston-villa.html) fan has been accused of racism after making a vile gesture towards a [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html) supporter on Saturday, shocking footage has revealed.

Girondins de Bordeaux owner Gérard Lopez has admitted that his Chelsea counterpart Todd Boehly is interested in investing in the club, but says he still ...

We were among them but there were a lot of options. "If there is an investor who comes in, we'll have to make room. "[Although] a dozen investors have contacted me in the last year.

Aston Villa extended their unbeaten run to five games with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Goals in each half from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn ...

The Villa captain struck 10 minutes after half-time to double his side’s lead in front of a frustrated home crowd who made their displeasure heard after Ollie Watkins had pounced on a mistake by Marc Cucurella in the first half to stun Potter’s side. That helped Villa on their way to a fourth win in five unbeaten games as they leapfrogged Chelsea and climb to ninth. The opening goal was a calamity for Cucurella. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez rolled the ball short to Boubacar Kamara, who dithered in possession and allowed Mykhailo Mudryk to nick it. Where Ollie Watkins was cool in lobbing home the first goal and John McGinn powerful and precise with the second, Chelsea hoiked myriad shots wide, unable to turn their dominance of possession into goals. For a mid-table evening sideshow to follow an afternoon of thrills and spills at the top and bottom, this was still high class Premier League entertainment. Villa were happy to sit back and allow Chelsea to dominate in the attack, creating little themselves but benefiting from the home side's poor finishing. It was a familiar tale for Chelsea, who squandered chance after chance as Villa exploited their weakness on the counter-attack. Hopefully yes.’ Watkins should have written his name into the record books inside the opening seven minutes when there was a great chance apiece. "Our objective is to be in the top 10, which we currently are. For all Chelsea’s burning of cash, the second-city club have ambitions, too, their own venture-capital dollars to spend. "It’s not easy to come here," said Emery after Villa’s first win at Stamford Bridge since December 2011.

Chelsea ignored former boss Rafa Benitez's concerns over Kalidou Koulibaly last summer and now face spending £110million on the defender's replacement.

It confuses the issue and then Koulibaly doesn’t know what to do and he doesn’t stay with the forward run of Watkins.” “This season will be the Premier League for him and he could be fine for the way that [then-Chelsea boss, Thomas] Tuchel wants to play. Koulibaly and Cucurella were both slated by Sky Sports commentator Andy Hinchcliffe for allowing Watkins to run through on goal. “Aerial ability wasn't his biggest strength but in Italy that mattered a bit less and he was okay. Hinchcliffe added: “Cucurella and Koulibaly, that is appalling defending. The Blues signed experienced centre-back Koulibaly for a whopping £33m but he has struggled since his switch from Napoli.

Aston Villa closed the gap to European qualification places after a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Unai Emery's side are now unbeaten in their ...

UTV." Ashley Young: "Massive win, massive effort. Ice bath please!" Amazing fan for support." Travelling fans amazing as always." Alex Moreno: "Great 3 points away, against a good team. Ezri Konsa: "Let's go! Emi Martinez: "3 points on the road after the international break. We want more. We don't want to stop. Unai Emery's side are now unbeaten in their last five games, a run that includes four wins and a draw. Big group!"

The great multi-club football empire that Chelsea's new owners have envisioned has yet to take off and materialize in the real world, though it's not for a ...

We were among them but there were a lot of options. The great multi-club football empire that Chelsea’s new owners have envisioned has yet to take off and materialize in the real world, though it’s not for a lack of trying. [Although] a dozen investors have contacted me in the last year.

Mykhaylo Mudryk still hasn't scored for Chelsea and missed his best chance yet in Saturday's dire 2-0 loss against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, ...

[Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) to win the hotly-contested race for Mudryk's signature. "He needs to square it to Havertz," Hasselbaink affirmed on [Sky Sports](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sky-sports). The former [Shakhtar Donetsk](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/shakhtar-donetsk) star, who [penned a huge eight-year contract](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-chelsea-arsenal-mykhaylo-mudryk-28958659) in January, should've done better or at least passed to team-mate [Kai Havertz](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kai-havertz) for a simple tap-in. Potter's Blues, now without a win from their last two [Channel 4](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/channel-4). The Chelsea have created here again, you can see he is not used to getting these kind of chances. [comments section](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mykhaylo-mudryk-chelsea-aston-villa-29609950). Last week, he faced [England](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/england-football-team) at Wembley on international duty and was slammed by [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) legend [Steven Gerrard](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/steven-gerrard) for his role in [Bukayo Saka](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bukayo-saka)'s first-half strike after failing to close the Three Lions winger down. Mudryk, 22, could've equalised in the first half, but missed a golden opportunity to level the scores with what would've been his long-awaited first goal in Chelsea colours. [January transfer window](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/january-transfer-window). [Mykhaylo Mudryk](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mykhaylo-mudryk) is still struggling to find his feet at [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) and club legend [Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jimmy-floyd-hasselbaink) perhaps gave the most damning indictment after the £87million's signing sitter against [Aston Villa](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc).

Chelsea are on course for their worst Premier League finish in 27 years - as Graham Potter's side suffered a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on ...

We will put every effort and commitment into every one of those games so that we can end the season on a high." "We have to analyse the performance and look at the things we've done well and what we can do better. We have 10 He has always conducted himself with professionalism and integrity and we are all disappointed in this outcome. But they face a daunting two-legged clash with holders [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf) later this month. We are a team, we have to stay together, we are together. There is always a feeling we have not moved forward, that's fair to say. [embarrassing 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/julian-nagelsmann) on Saturday evening. We will recover and we will prepare for the next game. "After a defeat there is always a disappointment. Yet Nagelsmann does not want to make an immediate return to management and will wait until the summer to decide his future. Nagelsmann is one of Europe's most promising managers, despite being sacked by Bayern Munich last month.

Not long after it appeared Chelsea had turned a corner, they have quickly found themselves back in a place they hoped they had seen the last of.

Only victories will now keep the critics at bay. The longer this game went on, though, the quality and frequency of their openings did decrease and this developed into an evening when it felt that no matter how long it went on, Chelsea would not score. Their backing of Potter remained intact. They still have the Champions League to play for and have reached the last eight and another knockout meeting with Real Madrid, steered to that stage by Potter. How long that lasts remains to be seen, though, and it did not stop the rumblings about the safety of Potter’s position and growing feeling that this situation cannot be allowed to go on for too much longer. Nagelsmann was expected to be out of reach for the rest of Europe’s elite clubs for some time after joining Bayern Munich on a five-year deal that was due to run until 2026.

Chelsea news: Graham Potter has come under increasing pressure after Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa.

1 choice at the helm. This means that the former Brighton man is set to take charge of the game against Liverpool in midweek, despite results. Whatever criticism comes, I have to accept." Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery oversaw the victory for the away side at Stamford Bridge as Ollie Watkins pounced on a defensive error from the Blues. The result has only added extra pressure to manager "Where we are in the league table, no one is happy with.