Overview
- Chelsea led through João Pedro’s 37th-minute touch to a Reece James corner.
- Unai Emery altered the game with a 59th-minute triple change, introducing Jadon Sancho, Amadou Onana and Ollie Watkins.
- Watkins levelled within minutes from a Morgan Rogers pass, then powered in an 84th-minute header from Youri Tielemans’ corner.
- The victory extended Villa’s winning streak to 11 in all competitions, matching club bests from 1897 and 1914 and moving them within three points of Arsenal.
- Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara will miss Tuesday’s Arsenal match after fifth bookings, as Chelsea’s season-long issue persisted with 11 home points dropped from winning positions.