Mason Mount scored a brace as Chelsea secured a 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the English Premier League. The Blues have now won four consecutive matches and are comfortably sitting in fourth place in the league table. Aston Villa suffered their fifth defeat of the season and are sitting above the relegation zone. Chelsea have found their form under Graham Potter and are closing in on the league leaders.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many shots were attempted from inside the penalty box by Aston Villa? Which Chelsea player won the highest number of aerial duels?
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Aston Villa played the first 74 minutes of the match in a 4-3-3 formation. Danny Ings led the line and was supported by Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey. Steven Gerrard made some changes and his side played in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the last 20 minutes of the match.
Chelsea played the match in a 3-4-3 formation. Thiago Silva started in the heart of the defence alongside Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella. Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang started in the number nine position for the Blues, but Mason Mount took over that role and played as a false-nine striker in the second half.
Aston Villa ended the match with a possession rate of 41.37%. The home team was unable to keep hold of the ball, and their highest possession count was towards the end of the first half. In the second half, Aston Villa averaged around 40% ball possession.
Chelsea dominated possession and averaged 58.63% ball possession. The Blues were able to keep hold of the ball and scored goals when they averaged more than 60% of ball possession.
The home team created 31 positional attacks and attempted ten shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the right side, but the highest xG was generated from the attacks created from the centre.
Chelsea players created 25 positional attacks and attempted five shots. The Blues created almost an equal number of attacks from each side.
Aston Villa players attempted 16 shots towards the opposition goal and managed to hit the target seven times. Douglas Luiz attempted the first shot of the match and the shot was on target. Aston Villa’s second attempt struck the crossbar, and Steven Gerrard’s men were denied an opportunity to score an early equalizer.
Chelsea players attempted eight shots and had a 50% accuracy rate. The Blues attempted four shots each in both halves. Chelsea were also unlucky as Raheem Sterling’s shot towards the end of the first half was deflected off the crossbar and went wide.
Aston Villa had an xG rate of 1.88 at the end of the match. They attempted 11 shots from inside the penalty box and six were on target. The home team managed to hit the target six times in the first half but were unable to convert any opportunities.
The Blues ended with an xG rate of 1.32. They attempted five shots from inside the penalty box and managed to hit the target thrice. Mason Mount scored a free-kick in the second half and eased the pressure for his side.
Aston Villa players tried to create passing channels on the flanks. Douglas Luiz was the only player whose average position was right in the middle of the field. The rest of the players stayed wide and tried to build their play from the flanks. Overall, the team attempted 349 passes with an 80.52% passing accuracy rate.
Chelsea created most of the passing channels on the left side. Marc Cucurella started as the left centre-back and was replaced by Kalidou Koulibaly at the start of the second half. Raheem Sterling took command of the attack on the right side. Chelsea players attempted 524 passes and had an 86.07% passing accuracy rate.
The home team tried to find a teammate 44 times in the final third. They successfully delivered 26 passes, and Ollie Watkins was on the receiving end of most passes.
The Blues attempted 38 passes to the final third and delivered 22 passes. Ben Chilwell was on the receiving end of most of the passes.
Aston Villa recovered the ball 26 times in the defensive third, 34 times in the middle third, and 16 times in the final third. The home team made most of these recoveries on the flanks, and Ezri Konsa made the highest recoveries for them.
Chelsea players made 36 recoveries in the defensive third and 34 in the middle third. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevoh Chalobah recovered the ball 13 times each for the away side.
Both teams contested 209 duels, and Aston Villa won 108. They contested most of the duels on the flanks and were able to win a few in dangerous attacking areas.
Chelsea players won 97 duels in the match. They contested most of the duels on the right side but failed to win most of the duels. The Blues only contested 14% of their duels in the final third.
Aston Villa won 43 defensive duels in the match. They won most of the defensive duels on the right side of the defence.
Chelsea won 38 defensive duels in the match and most of the wins came on the right side. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevoh Chalobah won six duels each on the right side.
Aston Villa players showed aerial dominance and managed to win 16 aerial duels. They contested seven duels inside Chelsea’s penalty box and won three aerial duels.
Chelsea won 12 aerial duels and most of the wins came in the defensive third.
Chelsea managed to keep hold of the ball and that didn’t allow Aston Villa to create constant pressure in the match. The fans will be happy with the results their team is getting under the new manager.
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