Min By Min

1. See you then, Villans! 🟣

2. We'll be looking to get back on track at home to Brentford on Wednesday night

3. FT: Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa - The visitors fall to defeat courtesy of first-half goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez before Cole Palmer adds a third after the break 🔵 🟣

4. Full time

   Match ends, Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0.

5. 90'+6' End of Second Half

   Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0.

6. 90'+5' miss

   Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.

7. 90'+2' free kick lost

   Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).

8. 90'+2' free kick won

   Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

9. 90'+1' miss

   Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

10. 90'+1' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Levi Colwill.

11. 90'+1' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.

12. 90'+1' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

13. 90' added time

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

14. 90' free kick lost

    Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).

15. 90' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

16. Villa avoid a fourth as Olsen saves well from Felix and then again from fellow sub Madueke. We're approaching added time and there'll be five mins 🔵

17. 90' free kick lost

    Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).

18. 90' free kick won

    Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

19. 90' free kick lost

    Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).

20. 90' free kick won

    Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21. 89' yellow card

    João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

22. 89' free kick lost

    Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).

23. 89' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24. 89' miss

    Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.

25. 88' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

26. 88' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.

27. 86' substitution

    Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Roméo Lavia.

28. 86' substitution

    Substitution, Chelsea. João Félix replaces Cole Palmer.

29. 85' yellow card

    Noni Madueke (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

30. 85' free kick lost

    Noni Madueke (Chelsea) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

31. 84' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.

32. Chelsea make it 3-0 and seal all three points courtesy of Palmer's curling 20-yard effort into the top corner. Olsen had no chance 🔵

33. 83' goal

    Goal! Chelsea 3, Aston Villa 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke following a set piece situation.

34. 
35. 82' free kick won

    Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

36. 82' free kick lost

    Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).

37. 79' free kick lost

    Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

38. 79' free kick won

    Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39. 76' free kick lost

    Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).

40. 76' free kick won

    Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41. 75' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.

42. 74' free kick lost

    Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).

43. 74' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44. 72' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Levi Colwill.

45. 72' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.

46. 72' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.

47. Sub Durán sees his goalbound header from a corner deflected over. Villa are searching for a route back into the encounter but we're approaching the final 15 mins 🟣

48. 71' substitution

    Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Jadon Sancho.

49. 71' substitution

    Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.

50. 70' corner

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.

51. 70' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

52. 68' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

53. 66' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jaden Philogene.

54. 66' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Morgan Rogers.

55. 66' free kick lost

    Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).

56. 66' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57. 62' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.

58. 61' yellow card

    Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59. 61' free kick won

    Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

60. 61' free kick lost

    Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).

61. 60' free kick lost

    Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

62. 60' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63. 
64. 60' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

65. 60' substitution

    Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.

66. 58' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).

67. 57' miss

    Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.

68. 56' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.

69. 56' free kick lost

    Foul by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).

70. 56' free kick won

    Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

71. 54' yellow card

    Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

72. 54' free kick lost

    Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

73. 53' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

74. 53' miss

    Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

75. Jackson drills one over the bar for the hosts 🔵

76. 52' offside

    Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.

77. 50' free kick lost

    Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).

78. 50' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79. McGinn cuts back inside, finds space in the area but his low strike is parried to safety by Sanchez before the offside flag goes up 🟣

80. 46' offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn is caught offside.

81. Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.

82. 45' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Robin Olsen replaces Emiliano Martínez.

83. HT: Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa - Chelsea hold a two-goal lead courtesy of Nicolas Jackson's seventh-minute volley and another well-taken strike from Enzo Fernandez. Villa have it all to do in the second half 🔵 🟣

84. 45'+6' End of First Half

    First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.

85. 45'+5' free kick won

    Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

86. 45'+5' free kick lost

    Foul by Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).

87. 45'+2' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.

88. CHANCE! Watkins finds himself in space in the area but Sanchez gets down to collect his strike 🟣

89. 45' added time

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

90. There'll be five mins injury time 🔵 🟣

91. 41' miss

    Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.

92. 
93. 39' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

94. 39' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).

95. 36' goal

    Goal! Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

96. Chelsea double their lead. Palmer finds Fernandez and he applies a smart right-footed finish to beat Martínez from the edge of the area 🔵

97. 35' miss

    Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.

98. 33' free kick lost

    Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).

99. 33' free kick won

    Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

100. 33' corner

     Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.

101. 32' end delay

     Delay over. They are ready to continue.

102. 31' start delay

     Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).

103. 30' corner

     Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matty Cash.

104. MASSIVE LET-OFF! Martínez passes the ball to Jackson 12 yards out, the Chelsea striker has an open goal but Emi somehow manages to recover and block his attempt. Phew! Brilliant recovery save 🔵

105. 30' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

106. 28' free kick lost

     Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).

107. 28' free kick won

     Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

108. BIG SAVE! Martínez spreads himself to save from Palmer before Kamara slides in to block the rebound from Lavia. It remains 1-0 to the hosts 🔵

109. 26' free kick lost

     Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).

110. 26' free kick won

     Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

111. 25' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

112. 25' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.

113. Chelsea get an indirect free-kick seven yards from goal. This is a big opportunity for the hosts. Martínez parries Palmer's low shot but, from the rebound, Torres applies a small touch to the ball and Emi picks it up. There's four players around the ball 🔵

114. 23' free kick won

     (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

115. 23' free kick lost

     Back pass by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).

116. 23' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

117. 22' offside

     Offside, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho is caught offside.

118. 20' free kick lost

     Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

119. 20' free kick won

     Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

120. 15' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.

121. BIG CHANCE! Watkins gets the better of Fofana and finds himself one-on-one with Sanchez but the Chelsea 'keeper is equal to his shot. Villa were in there 🟣

122. 13' offside

     Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.

123. 13' miss

     Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson following a fast break.

124. 13' miss

     Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.

125. 11' free kick lost

     Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).

126. 11' free kick won

     John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

127. 
128. 9' end delay

     Delay over. They are ready to continue.

129. 8' start delay

     Delay in match because of an injury Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa).

130. 7' goal

     Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

131. Chelsea take the lead. Seven mins on the clock and Jackson volleys in Cucurella's cross off the near post from eight yards 🔵

132. 4' free kick lost

     Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

133. 4' free kick won

     Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

134. 2' free kick won

     Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

135. 2' free kick lost

     Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

136. 2' free kick won

     Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

137. 2' free kick lost

     Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).

138. 1' free kick won

     Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

139. 1' free kick lost

     Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).

140. First Half begins.

141. The two teams emerge from the tunnel and on to the Stamford Bridge pitch. We're sat just behind the dugouts in the press box. Come On Villa! 🔵 v 🟣 

142. Villa complete their on-pitch preparations and head back to the dressing room. 10 mins until kick-off...

143. Villa emerge for their pre-match warm-up here and Stamford Bridge is starting to fill up

     

144. Just four places and three points separate the two sides in the table heading into kick-off today, Villa will be hoping to have closed that gap come 3.45pm

145. No player has created more chances from open play in the Premier League this season than Chelsea's Cole Palmer (28). Aston Villa are one of just three sides he's failed to score or assist against in the league since joining the Blues, along with Liverpool and Leicester. Ollie knows all about his ability to provide assists earlier this summer for England against the Netherlands...

     

146. Ollie Watkins has scored in his last two Premier League away games against Chelsea, with both ending up being the winning goal in the match. No visiting player has ever scored three matchwinning goals at Stamford Bridge in the competition

     
147. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

148. It's currently a wet, wet afternoon in west London, pouring down in the capital as Villa arrive at Stamford Bridge

     

149. Villa show two changes from Juventus in midweek as Ezri Konsa comes into defence in place of Diego Carlos, while Jaden Philogene makes his first Premier League start of the season ahead of Leon Bailey

150. We'll have team news for you at 12.15pm. Who makes your starting XI today?

151. Enzo Fernandez adorns the front cover of today's matchday programme. Chelsea enter the clash in good form having lost just once in the league since the opening day. Enzo Maresca's side are looking for a third straight victory in all competitions.

     

152. There's a busy media working room working here at Stamford Bridge, with a lot of focus on today's encounter despite there being a packed Premier League schedule. Most of those present are currently tucking into a full English breakfast ahead of team arrivals

153. Having won our last two league matches at Stamford Bridge, the Villans are looking for three consecutive league wins on the road against Chelsea for the first time in almost a century

154. Unai Emery's Villa side visit west London after putting another point on the board in the Champions League in midweek, drawing 0-0 at home to Juventus

155. 

156. Hello and welcome to Stamford Bridge for this afternoon's Premier League clash against Chelsea!