Chelsea against Aston Villa

Attempt missed. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Di Santo.

Foul by Franco Di Santo (Chelsea).

Carlos Cuéllar (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Juliano Belletti (Chelsea).

Nicky Shorey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Nicky Shorey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Juliano Belletti (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nicky Shorey (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Juliano Belletti (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Frank Lampard with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brad Friedel.

Attempt saved. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juliano Belletti.

Substitution, Chelsea. Juliano Belletti defender replaces Florent Malouda.

Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Di Santo.

Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salomon Kalou.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Marlon Harewood (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa).

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Gareth Barry (Aston Villa).

Foul by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Di Santo.

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).

Attempt blocked. Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).

Marlon Harewood (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Aston Villa. Marlon Harewood forward replaces John Carew.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Gareth Barry (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Franco Di Santo (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Ballack.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brad Friedel.

Attempt saved. Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frank Lampard with a cross.

Carlos Cuéllar (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Florent Malouda (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Carlos Cuéllar (Aston Villa).

Attempt blocked. John Carew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gareth Barry.

Offside, Chelsea. Michael Ballack tries a through ball, but Salomon Kalou is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Laursen.

Attempt blocked. Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Lampard.

Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salomon Kalou following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ashley Young.

Foul by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Malouda.

Substitution, Chelsea. Salomon Kalou forward replaces Joe Cole because of an injury.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Joe Cole (Chelsea) because of an injury.

Attempt saved. Franco Di Santo (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Cole.

John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by John Carew (Aston Villa).

Attempt blocked. Joe Cole (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Ballack.

Attempt missed. Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Substitution, Chelsea. Franco Di Santo forward replaces Nicolas Anelka.

Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.

Substitution, Aston Villa. Carlos Cuéllar defender replaces Curtis Davies because of an injury.

Substitution, Aston Villa. James Milner midfielder replaces Luke Young.

First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.

Attempt missed. Joe Cole (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Anelka with a through ball.

Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Gareth Barry (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Attempt saved. John Carew (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Foul by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Curtis Davies (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Goal! Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.

Attempt saved. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Cole with a cross.

Hand ball by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by José Bosingwa with a headed pass.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Laursen.

Attempt blocked. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Cole.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa).

Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by John Carew (Aston Villa).

Offside, Aston Villa. Stilian Petrov tries a through ball, but Gareth Barry is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Anelka.

Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).

John Carew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt saved. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Curtis Davies (Aston Villa).

Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.

Attempt missed. Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Lampard with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nicky Shorey.

Attempt saved. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Malouda.

Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. Joe Cole (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Frank Lampard.

Attempt missed. John Carew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Foul by Joe Cole (Chelsea).

Martin Laursen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt missed. Gareth Barry (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Carew with a headed pass.

Attempt missed. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Anelka with a cross.

Attempt missed. Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stilian Petrov.

Attempt blocked. Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).

Offside, Chelsea. Frank Lampard tries a through ball, but Nicolas Anelka is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by John Carew (Aston Villa).

Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Ballack.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brad Friedel.

Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Bosingwa.

Florent Malouda (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Luke Young (Aston Villa).

Offside, Aston Villa. Gareth Barry tries a through ball, but John Carew is caught offside.

Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).

Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea).

Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Offside, Aston Villa. Nicky Shorey tries a through ball, but John Carew is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. José Bosingwa (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Lampard.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Marlon Harewood (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa).

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Gareth Barry (Aston Villa).

Foul by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Di Santo.

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).

Attempt blocked. Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).

Marlon Harewood (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Aston Villa. Marlon Harewood forward replaces John Carew.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Gareth Barry (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Franco Di Santo (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Ballack.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brad Friedel.

Attempt saved. Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frank Lampard with a cross.

Carlos Cuéllar (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Florent Malouda (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Carlos Cuéllar (Aston Villa).

Attempt blocked. John Carew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gareth Barry.

Offside, Chelsea. Michael Ballack tries a through ball, but Salomon Kalou is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Laursen.

Attempt blocked. Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Lampard.

Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salomon Kalou following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ashley Young.

Foul by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Malouda.

Substitution, Chelsea. Salomon Kalou forward replaces Joe Cole because of an injury.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Joe Cole (Chelsea) because of an injury.

Attempt saved. Franco Di Santo (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Cole.

John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by John Carew (Aston Villa).

Attempt blocked. Joe Cole (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Ballack.

Attempt missed. Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Substitution, Chelsea. Franco Di Santo forward replaces Nicolas Anelka.

Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.

Substitution, Aston Villa. Carlos Cuéllar defender replaces Curtis Davies because of an injury.

Substitution, Aston Villa. James Milner midfielder replaces Luke Young.

First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0.

Attempt missed. Joe Cole (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Anelka with a through ball.

Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Gareth Barry (Aston Villa).

Attempt missed. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Attempt saved. John Carew (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Foul by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Curtis Davies (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Goal! Chelsea 2, Aston Villa 0. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.

Attempt saved. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Cole with a cross.

Hand ball by Florent Malouda (Chelsea).

Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by José Bosingwa with a headed pass.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Laursen.

Attempt blocked. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Cole.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa).

Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by John Carew (Aston Villa).

Offside, Aston Villa. Stilian Petrov tries a through ball, but Gareth Barry is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Anelka.

Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).

John Carew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt saved. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Curtis Davies (Aston Villa).

Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.

Attempt missed. Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Lampard with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nicky Shorey.

Attempt saved. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Malouda.

Goal! Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0. Joe Cole (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Frank Lampard.

Attempt missed. John Carew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.

Foul by Joe Cole (Chelsea).

Martin Laursen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt missed. Gareth Barry (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Carew with a headed pass.

Attempt missed. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Anelka with a cross.

Attempt missed. Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stilian Petrov.

Attempt blocked. Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).

Offside, Chelsea. Frank Lampard tries a through ball, but Nicolas Anelka is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Michael Ballack (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by John Carew (Aston Villa).

Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Ballack.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brad Friedel.

Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Bosingwa.

Florent Malouda (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Luke Young (Aston Villa).

Offside, Aston Villa. Gareth Barry tries a through ball, but John Carew is caught offside.

Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).

Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea).

Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in his own half.

Offside, Aston Villa. Nicky Shorey tries a through ball, but John Carew is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. José Bosingwa (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Lampard.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up