For this round of 16 in the English Cup, Chelsea welcomes Aston Villa in a match where the locals are largely favored. But the atmosphere of the national cup makes everything possible. Despite this, Aston Villa will have fought but fails on penalties against an opponent who deserves his qualification.
Compo de Chelsea : Kepa-James-Chalobah-Sarr-Chilwell-Loftus-Cheek-Kante-Saul-Hudson-odoi-Werner-Ziyech
Compo Aston Villa : Steer- Young-Hause-Tuanzebe-Cash- Sanson-Nakamba- El-Gazi-Buendia-Traoré- Archer
A good first half for Aston Villa:
Aston Villa made a good start to the match and surprised Tuchel’s men. The Villans combine well in the middle and are dangerous early in the game. Indeed, Archer is found in the depth but misses his lob. Subsequently, Chelsea put a little more foot on the ball but did not show themselves to be dangerous, like Saul’s header which passed next to Steer’s goal. At the end of the first period, Sanson was injured, replaced by Chukwuemeka, a big blow for the visitors. Despite this, Aston Villa continues to create opportunities. They are not far from scoring but Archer, on a sublime pass from Traoré, stumbles on Kepa. Chukwuemeka, in the continuity of the action, sees his strike rejected by James on the line. Half-time ends with a goalless draw.
A lively second half:
Tuchel wastes no time and makes a change, Mount replaces Kanté. The German manager wants his team to score as quickly as possible. Chelsea is gaining momentum over the minutes. Hudson Odoi is showing more and more dangerous but not enough to deceive Steer. Aston Villa finally cracked, and it was Werner who opened the scoring with a fine header (1-0). Reece James for the impeccable cross, which makes a huge game. Subsequently, Werner again, narrowly misses the double but his shot is slightly too crossed. Aston Villa is overwhelmed but resists and throws itself quickly forward without really endangering Kepa. The Villans overturn the game by equalizing with the inevitable Archer. Very fast return of the men of Dean Smith who are revived in this match. Chelsea try to react quickly, Mount eliminates El-Gazi perfectly but his shot barely misses the target. Tuchel brings out a major asset, he brings in Lukaku instead of Ziyech. The Belgian weighs heavily on the defense of Villa, on the verge of rupture. Huge situation on Steer’s goal, Tuanzebe deflected Loftus-Cheek’s header, right next to his goal.
We will stay there for these 90 minutes, time for penalties!
Shoot to the net :
El-Gazi is the first shooter: Perfect shot, 1-0 Aston Villa. Lukaku to equalize: 1-1 Young misses his penalty, he shoots the bar: 1-1 Mount allows Chelsea to take the lead: 2-1 Nakamba misses in turn, huge save by Kepa: 2-1 Barkley transforms his penalty: 3-1 Konza maintains the suspense: 3-2 Chilwell has the match point, he touches the bar: 3-2 Buendia scores: 3-3 Reece James has the qualification at the end of his feet, it’s done, full skylight: 4-3
Chelsea scared but won on penalties.
Axel Wasselin
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