Premier League: Chelsea and Aston Villa signed a draw: there will be a “Replay” in Birmingham
WithHelsey and Aston Villa drew 0-0 in a match with chances… but no goals.“Dibu” Martinez and Petkovic were the protagonists of both goals. Pochettino and Emery meet in Birmingham to “Repeat” in a week and a half.
The cup tournament scheduled for the weekend features some very recognizable elevens. Moreover, this is the FA Cup, so desired by everyone in England. Chelsea and Aston Villa came out with two teams full of starting XIs… and the equality was as close as it could be. However, the Blues have continued their trend this season of becoming more comfortable in cup competitions. His presence in the League Cup final (against Liverpool) demonstrates this.
But the first victory of the game was Villa Emery. Tielemans got it after Birmingham had a good game on the board. But Petkovic took the corner. In that game, in fact, the score was 0:1. But VAR canceled it. Before the final throw, Douglas Louis had control of the ball. It wasn’t worth it.
From there, Chelsea grew up to the sounds of Cole Palmer. And “Dibu” answered. The Englishman starred in all of London’s attacks, with the Argentine goalkeeper making several key saves, including a one-on-one with the former City man after Lenglet’s blunder in releasing the ball.
The match was reminiscent of the duel between Palmer and Emiliano Martinez. Chelsea had more possession… but they had the biggest chance thanks to Dibu’s error. The poor ground clearance fell at Palmer’s feet on the leading edge. But the “blues” guy didn’t expect this. It was slow, poor control… and the world champion Argentina reacted in time. The goal was resisted.
But the last 20 minutes belonged to Villa de Emery. Petkovic made a superb save from Matty Cash. It was a great goal after some individual play from the Polish defender… but Chelsea’s Serbian goalkeeper was on par with his counterpart in the opposition goal.
It was goalie day. There were no goals. Chelsea, who had been in good form at home, had their scoring streak snapped. In a week and a half there will be a “Repeat”… but in Villa Park.