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Matches/Premier League/Regular Season - 19
Premier League 2011/12Match Finished

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

31 Dec 2011 · 15:00 GMT · Regular Season - 19

Chelsea

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1:3HT 1–1

Aston Villa

AWAY
⚽ Didier Drogba Tébily 23′ (Penalty)
⚽ Stephen Ireland 28′⚽ Stiliyan Petrov 83′⚽ Darren Bent 86′
Stamford Bridge (London)Referee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Aston Villa win 3–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 19 of the Premier League. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 3
HALF-TIME1 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

ChelseaAston Villa

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Chelsea

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Petr ČechProfile: Goalkeeper · 29 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Ashley ColeProfile: Defender · 31 at kick-off
  3. 26
    John TerryProfile: Defender · 31 at kick-off
  4. 19
    Paulo Rebocho FerreiraProfile: Defender · 32 at kick-off
    Off 75′
  5. 4
    David LuizProfile: Defender · 24 at kick-off
  6. 16
    Raul Trindade MeirelesProfile: Midfielder · 28 at kick-off
  7. 7
    RamiresProfile: Midfielder · 24 at kick-off
  8. 6
    Oriol RomeuProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 57′
  9. 11
    Didier Drogba TébilyProfile: Attacker · 33 at kick-off
    Penalty 23′
  10. 23
    Daniel SturridgeProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off
    Off 63′
  11. 10
    MataProfile: Midfielder · 23 at kick-off

Substitutes7

  1. 8
    Frank LampardProfile: Midfielder · 33 at kick-off
    On 57′
  2. 9
    Fernando TorresProfile: Attacker · 27 at kick-off
    On 63′
  3. 17
    José Bosingwa da SilvaProfile: Defender · 29 at kick-off
    On 75′
  4. 15
    Florent MaloudaProfile: Midfielder · 31 at kick-off
  5. 21
    Salomon KalouProfile: Attacker · 26 at kick-off
  6. 22
    Ross TurnbullProfile: Goalkeeper · 26 at kick-off
  7. 27
    Samuel HutchinsonProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off

Aston Villa

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 22
    Bradley GuzanProfile: Goalkeeper · 27 at kick-off
  2. 6
    James CollinsProfile: Defender · 28 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Richard DunneProfile: Defender · 32 at kick-off
  4. 3
    Stephen WarnockProfile: Defender · 30 at kick-off
  5. 24
    Carlos CuéllarProfile: Defender · 30 at kick-off
  6. 21
    Ciaran ClarkProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
  7. 19
    Stiliyan PetrovProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 83′Off 84′
  8. 7
    Stephen IrelandProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 28′
  9. 10
    Charles N'ZogbiaProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
    Off 78′
  10. 12
    Marc AlbrightonProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Off 78′
  11. 11
    Gabriel Imuetinyan AgbonlahorProfile: Attacker · 25 at kick-off

Substitutes7

  1. 9
    Darren BentProfile: Attacker · 27 at kick-off
    On 78′Normal Goal 86′
  2. 38
    Gary GardnerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 78′
  3. 25
    Barry BannanProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    On 84′
  4. 2
    Alan HuttonProfile: Defender · 27 at kick-off
  5. 14
    Nathan DelfounesoProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
  6. 26
    Andreas WeimannProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
  7. 33
    Andy MarshallProfile: Goalkeeper · 36 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. PenaltyChelsea

    Didier Drogba Tébily

  2. Normal GoalAston Villa

    Stephen Ireland · Assist: Charles N'Zogbia

  3. SubstitutionChelsea

    Off Oriol Romeu On Frank Lampard

  4. SubstitutionChelsea

    Off Daniel Sturridge On Fernando Torres

  6. SubstitutionAston Villa

    Off Charles N'Zogbia On Darren Bent

  7. SubstitutionAston Villa

    Off Marc Albrighton On Gary Gardner

  8. Normal GoalAston Villa

    Stiliyan Petrov · Assist: Ciaran Clark

  9. SubstitutionAston Villa

    Off Stiliyan Petrov On Barry Bannan

  10. Normal GoalAston Villa

    Darren Bent · Assist: Stephen Ireland

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2011/12 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Chelsea

DChelsea vs Fulham26 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 181 – 1DTottenham vs Chelsea22 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 171 – 1DWigan vs Chelsea17 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 161 – 1WChelsea vs Manchester City12 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 152 – 1WNewcastle vs Chelsea3 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 140 – 3

Aston Villa

DStoke City vs Aston Villa26 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 180 – 0LAston Villa vs Arsenal21 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 171 – 2LAston Villa vs Liverpool18 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 160 – 2WBolton vs Aston Villa10 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 151 – 2LAston Villa vs Manchester United3 Dec 2011 · Regular Season - 140 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 19 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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