Match report

Chelsea Defeats Aston Villa 3-1 in FA Cup Thriller

Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–3
FT
Chelsea
Chelsea
Feb 7, 2024

Chelsea continued their strong form in the FA Cup by defeating Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa Park. Goals from Conor Gallagher, Nathan Jackson, and Eddi Fernandez put Chelsea firmly in control before Matty Diaby scored a consolation goal for Aston Villa late on.

Key Facts

  • • Chelsea's Conor Gallagher opened the scoring with an assist from Noni Madueke at 11 minutes.
  • • Nathan Jackson doubled Chelsea's lead, assisted by Micael Gusto, at 21 minutes.
  • • Eddi Fernandez scored Chelsea’s third goal and received a yellow card in quick succession around 54 minutes.
  • • Matty Diaby scored for Aston Villa with an assist from Jacob Ramsey at the 90+1 minute.

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 E. Martínez (G)
  • 2 M. Cash (D)
  • 3 Diego Carlos (D)
  • 17 C. Lenglet (D)
  • 15 Álex Moreno (D)
  • 44 B. Kamara (M)
  • 6 Douglas Luiz (M)
  • 31 L. Bailey (M)
  • 8 Y. Tielemans (M)
  • 7 J. McGinn (M)
  • 11 O. Watkins (F)

Substitutes

  • 41 J. Ramsey
  • 19 M. Diaby
  • 47 T. Iroegbunam
  • 22 N. Zaniolo
  • 71 O. Kellyman
  • 16 C. Chambers
  • 64 J. Wright
  • 14 Pau Torres
  • 25 R. Olsen

Chelsea

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 28 Đ. Petrović (G)
  • 27 M. Gusto (D)
  • 2 A. Disasi (D)
  • 5 B. Badiashile (D)
  • 21 B. Chilwell (D)
  • 25 M. Caicedo (M)
  • 8 E. Fernández (M)
  • 11 N. Madueke (M)
  • 23 C. Gallagher (M)
  • 15 N. Jackson (M)
  • 20 C. Palmer (F)

Substitutes

  • 7 R. Sterling
  • 6 Thiago Silva
  • 42 A. Gilchrist
  • 18 C. Nkunku
  • 53 I. Samuels-Smith
  • 47 L. Bergström
  • 10 M. Mudryk
  • 17 C. Chukwuemeka
  • 13 M. Bettinelli

Timeline

  1. Chelsea
    11' Chelsea Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Gallagher · Assist: Noni Madueke
  2. Chelsea
    21' Chelsea Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Jackson · Assist: M. Gusto
  3. Aston Villa
    38' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card
    Diego Carlos

    Foul

  4. Chelsea
    54' Chelsea Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Fernandez
  5. Chelsea
    55' Chelsea Card · Yellow Card
    E. Fernandez
  6. Aston Villa
    71' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Y. Tielemans · On: J. Ramsey
  7. Aston Villa
    72' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. McGinn · On: M. Diaby
  8. Chelsea
    75' Chelsea subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Noni Madueke · On: R. Sterling
  9. Chelsea
    76' Chelsea Card · Yellow Card
    Đorđe Petrović

    Time wasting

  10. Chelsea
    81' Chelsea subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Palmer · On: Thiago Silva
  11. Chelsea
    87' Chelsea subst · Substitution 3
    Off: B. Badiashile · On: A. Gilchrist
  12. Chelsea
    87' Chelsea subst · Substitution 4
    Off: N. Jackson · On: C. Nkunku
  13. Aston Villa
    88' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Bailey · On: N. Zaniolo
  14. Aston Villa
    90'+1 Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Diaby · Assist: J. Ramsey

Match Stats

Stat Aston Villa Chelsea
Fouls 13 15
Pass Accuracy 84% 88%
Offsides 2 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 15
Corners 7 5
Total Passes 418 443
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 5 3
Shots on Target 5 8
xG — —
Shots off Target 5 4
Possession 49% 51%
Accurate Passes 352 392
Shots Inside Box 10 10
Saves 5 4
Shots Outside Box 5 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Chelsea took control early as Conor Gallagher's goal and a second by Nathan Jackson put them ahead within the first half-hour, setting the tone for the match.
  • ▸ Aston Villa introduced substitutes Yves Bissouma and John McGinn in the 71st minute to change the momentum, but it was too late.