Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHE | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| AVL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Chelsea 8-0
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 8-0 on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Fernando Torres (3'), David Luiz (29'), Branislav Ivanovic (34'), Frank Lampard (58'), Ramires (75', 90'+1'), Oscar (79' pen) and Eden Hazard (83').
Play by play
- 90'
<b>It's been a staggering day for them, and it ends with a stunning scoreline: it finishes Chelsea 8, Aston Villa 0.</b>
- 90'
Free-kick to Chelsea, inside their own half. Everything they try is coming off: one-touch passing, flicks, the works.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL: Too long already: the ball is worked to Ramires between the edge of the area and the penalty spot, and he dispatches it past Guzan. It's eight for Chelsea.</b>
- 90'
There will be three minutes of added time: three minutes more than Villa would have wanted.
- 89'
But Guzan stops him making it eight - a fine save from the Villa keeper, who pushes the kick away right-handed.
- 88'
Piazon, on his Premier League debut, will take this one.
- 87'
Piazon goes into the area, and is brought down. It's another Chelsea penalty, and it could be eight.
- 86'
Benteke's theme of the afternoon is happening again - another offside flag.
- 85'
Luiz is the latest Chelsea player to fancy a shot - this one, though, is blocked on the edge of the area.
- 84'
They have been annihilated here, and with five minutes - plus stoppage time - to go, is it going to get worse?
- 83'
Shellshocked Villa are still trying to put some passing together, but they look collectively stunned.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL: And he slams an absolute screamer into the top corner - another great finish and it's SEVEN for Chelsea. A festive nightmare for Villa.</b>
- 82'
Hazard is twisting and turning on the left-hand side of the area, buying himself space.
- 81'
You'd imagine they would like to avoid yet more damage but, with ten minutes or so left, that may not be the case.
- 80'
They have ten minutes of this endurance test left.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Bowery on and Holman off for Villa, who you would imagine will be glad just to get away from Stamford Bridge at the end of a horrible afternoon for them.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL: And he blasts it in - it's six for Chelsea.</b>
- 78'
Herd looks perplexed, but the decision stands and Oscar will take.
- 77'
Oscar goes into the area, where Herd is trying to stop him. There's not much to it, but Phil Dowd says penalty.
- 76'
Lovely skill from Bennett on the Villa left, but his team-mates can't make anything of it and Chelsea come forward again.
- 75'
That fifth goal could have arrived before it did - but it was beautifully worked, and powerfully dispatched beyond Villa's overworked keeper.
- 74'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL: He looks up and finds a peach of a pass to play Ramires through the middle. His fellow substitute strikes it hard and low beyond Guzan, and Chelsea have five.</b>
- 73'
It's snuffed out, but the ball comes back to Chelsea and Piazon has it.
- 72'
Villa are still trying to do all the right things, but they're not coming off, and there's another break on for the Blues...
- 71'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif">Lucas Piazon is on for Juan Mata - a Premier League debut for Piazon.
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