Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Match pulse
Who won: Chelsea 2-1
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Antonio Luna (own goal) (6') and Branislav Ivanovic (73'). Goals for Aston Villa: Christian Benteke (45'+3').
Play by play
- 90'+7'

Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 1.
- 90'+5'
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 90'+5'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.
- 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Aleksandar Tonev (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 89'

Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89'

Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
- 89'

Attempt missed. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 88'

Offside, Aston Villa. Antonio Luna tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
- 87'

Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass.
- 86'

Substitution, Chelsea. Marco van Ginkel replaces Oscar.
- 84'
SubAttempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar.
- 83'

Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Terry.
- 83'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Aleksandar Tonev replaces Karim El Ahmadi.
- 82'
SubOscar (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80'

Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
- 80'

Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 78'

Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 76'

Foul by Christian Benteke (Aston Villa).
- 75'

Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'

Goal! Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 1. Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frank Lampard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 72'

Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 72'

Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'
Foul by Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa).
- 72'

Foul by Fabian Delph (Aston Villa).