Chelsea vs Aston Villa LIVE!
Chelsea remain desperate for a win as they returned to Stamford Bridge with another loss in the Premier League on Sunday. It’s been a tough start to the new Mauricio Pochettino era in west London, with poor results played out against the backdrop of another ongoing injury crisis. The goal-shy Blues stay 14th with just one win from their opening six games now after slipping to another dismal loss here.
They found the going tough again against a Villa team that tend to score plenty, occupying sixth spot in the early top-flight table now after four wins including the latest in west London thanks to Ollie Watkins’ first league goal of the campaign 17 minutes from time. Unai Emery’s side were hurting after dropping their Europa Conference League opener in Warsaw on Thursday, but Unai Emery’s side bounced back quickly after reversing all their changes from Poland.
Malo Gusto was sent off on another disappointing day for the Blues, who will also now be without Nicolas Jackson due to suspension. Follow Chelsea vs Aston Villa reaction live with our blog below, featuring analysis from Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge.
