Chelsea and Aston Villa brought down the curtain on today’s rich Premiership program, and the derby went to the guests from Birmingham in the end, who, after a turnaround, got a big three points.
The Blues were a much better opponent in the first half and deservedly managed to take a 1:0 lead in the 37th minute.
James took a corner, and Joao Pedro did the best in Aston Villa’s box, who hit the visitors’ net for 1:0 and a big celebration at Stamford Bridge.
However, few Chelsea fans could have guessed that their club would eventually suffer defeat.
In the second half, Aston Villa was reborn and played much better than in the first half, which gave the guests a turnaround and a great victory.
The absolute hero of Aston Villa was Ollie Watkins who scored twice tonight.
Watkins first stepped onto the scene in the 63rd minute when he leveled the score at 1:1 and got things back on track in this clash.
The Aston Villa striker dealt the final blow to the Blues at the end of the match. It was played in the 84th minute when Watkins scored a great header for 1:2 after a cross from Tielemans.
Until the end, Chelsea tried in every way to achieve a turnaround, but Aston Villa managed to defend themselves and celebrate with 2:1 and spoil the New Year’s holidays for the fans of the London club.
Aston Villa are third in the Premiership table with 39 points and are only three points behind leaders Arsenal. Chelsea is fifth, but with even ten points less than tonight’s opponent.
(Vijesti.ba)
