Match Centre: Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Player of the match João Pedro 9.7
GolVolt rating 9.2GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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1:0 → 1:4
Chelsea came from behind to win.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Hat-trick for Pedro, comeback from 0:1.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Hat-trick for Pedro, Pedro scored the winner, Pedro: rated 9.7.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.7 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places. Stakes: 8.9 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.2more watchable than 92% of Premier League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
5 goals5 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 2' Goal: Douglas Luizassist: Bailey1:0
- 32' Matty Cashyellow card
- 35' Goal: João Pedroassist: Gusto1:1
- 42' Goal Disallowed
- 45+6' Goal: João Pedroassist: Fernández1:2
- Half-time · 1:2
- 46' SubstitutionBogarde for Cash
- 54' João Pedroyellow card
- 55' Goal: Cole Palmerassist: Pedro1:3
- 58' Enzo Fernándezyellow card
- 58' Morgan Rogersyellow card
- 63' 3 substitutionsBarkley for LuizAlysson for BaileySancho for Buendía
- 64' Goal: João Pedroassist: Garnacho1:4
- 68' Ollie Watkinsyellow card
- 71' SubstitutionAbraham for Watkins
- 75' SubstitutionLavia for Gusto
- 79' 2 substitutionsAdarabioyo for FofanaCucurella for Fernández
- 85' 2 substitutionsDelap for PedroSantos for Palmer
- Full-time · 1:4
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Aston Villa
- 40 Marco Bizot GK —
- 3 Victor Lindelöf DEF —
- 12 Lucas Digne DEF —
- 14 Pau Torres DEF —
- 6 Ross Barkley MID on
- 26 Lamare Bogarde MID on
- 18 Tammy Abraham ATT on
- 19 Jadon Sancho ATT on
- 47 Alysson ATT on
Chelsea
- 1 Robert Sánchez GK —
- 3 Marc Cucurella DEF on
- 4 Tosin Adarabioyo DEF on
- 5 Benoît Badiashile DEF —
- 19 Mamadou Sarr DEF —
- 17 Andrey Santos MID on
- 45 Roméo Lavia MID on
- 9 Liam Delap ATT on
- 38 Marc Guiu ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Villa Park, Birmingham
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Chelsea João Pedro
- 2. place · Chelsea Cole Palmer
- 3. place · Chelsea Alejandro Garnacho
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