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Matches/Premier League/Regular Season - 31
Premier League 2011/12Match Finished

Aston Villa vs Chelsea

31 Mar 2012 · 15:00 BST · Regular Season - 31

Aston Villa

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2:4HT 0–1

Chelsea

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⚽ James Collins 77′⚽ Eric Lichaj 80′
Villa Park (Birmingham)Referee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Chelsea win 4–2

Match Finished in the regular season - 31 of the Premier League. 6 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 4
HALF-TIME0 – 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

Aston VillaChelsea

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

Aston Villa

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Shay GivenProfile: Goalkeeper · 35 at kick-off
  2. 6
    James CollinsProfile: Defender · 28 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 77′
  3. 3
    Stephen WarnockProfile: Defender · 30 at kick-off
  4. 30
    Eric LichajProfile: Defender · 23 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 80′
  5. 32
    Nathan BakerProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  6. 7
    Stephen IrelandProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
  7. 25
    Barry BannanProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  8. 38
    Gary GardnerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  9. 31
    Christopher HerdProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Off 70′
  10. 11
    Gabriel Imuetinyan AgbonlahorProfile: Attacker · 25 at kick-off
  11. 26
    Andreas WeimannProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Off 82′

Substitutes7

  1. 12
    Marc AlbrightonProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    On 70′
  2. 18
    Emile HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 34 at kick-off
    On 82′
  3. 22
    Bradley GuzanProfile: Goalkeeper · 27 at kick-off
  4. 35
    Daniel JohnsonProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  5. 37
    Derrick WilliamsProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 40
    Samir CarruthersProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. 41
    Jack GrealishProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off

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. 2
    Branislav IvanovićProfile: Defender · 28 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 51′Normal Goal 83′
  5. 4
    David LuizProfile: Defender · 24 at kick-off
    Off 45+1′
  6. 8
    Frank LampardProfile: Midfielder · 33 at kick-off
  7. 12
    Mikel ObiProfile: Midfielder · 24 at kick-off
  8. 9
    Fernando TorresProfile: Attacker · 28 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 90+2′
  9. 21
    Salomon KalouProfile: Attacker · 26 at kick-off
    Off 59′
  10. 23
    Daniel SturridgeProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 9′
  11. 10
    MataProfile: Midfielder · 23 at kick-off
    Off 74′

Substitutes7

  1. 24
    Gary CahillProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
    On 45+1′
  2. 7
    RamiresProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
    On 59′
  3. 15
    Florent MaloudaProfile: Midfielder · 31 at kick-off
    On 74′
  4. 5
    Michael EssienProfile: Midfielder · 29 at kick-off
  5. 17
    José Bosingwa da SilvaProfile: Defender · 29 at kick-off
  6. 22
    Ross TurnbullProfile: Goalkeeper · 27 at kick-off
  7. 34
    Ryan BertrandProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
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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. Normal GoalChelsea

    Daniel Sturridge

  2. SubstitutionChelsea

    Off David Luiz On Gary Cahill

  3. Normal GoalChelsea

    Branislav Ivanović · Assist: Mata

  4. SubstitutionChelsea

    Off Salomon Kalou On Ramires

  5. SubstitutionAston Villa

    Off Christopher Herd On Marc Albrighton

  6. SubstitutionChelsea

    Off Mata On Florent Malouda

  7. Normal GoalAston Villa

    James Collins · Assist: Eric Lichaj

  8. Normal GoalAston Villa

    Eric Lichaj · Assist: Marc Albrighton

  9. SubstitutionAston Villa

    Off Andreas Weimann On Emile Heskey

  10. Normal GoalChelsea

    Branislav Ivanović · Assist: Fernando Torres

  11. Normal GoalChelsea

    Fernando Torres · Assist: Daniel Sturridge

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.

Aston Villa

LArsenal vs Aston Villa24 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 303 – 0WAston Villa vs Fulham10 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 281 – 0DBlackburn vs Aston Villa3 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 271 – 1DWigan vs Aston Villa25 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 260 – 0LAston Villa vs Manchester City12 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 250 – 1

Chelsea

DChelsea vs Tottenham24 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 300 – 0LManchester City vs Chelsea21 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 292 – 1WChelsea vs Stoke City10 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 281 – 0LWest Brom vs Chelsea3 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 271 – 0WChelsea vs Bolton25 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 263 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import31 Dec 2011 · Chelsea 1 – 3 Aston Villa

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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