Chelsea – Aston Villa, FA Cup 4th round) The match witnessed many defensive mistakes that were not taken advantage of.

Football result Chelsea and Aston Villa launched almost the strongest lineup with the force they have. Chelsea initially registered Levi Colwill to play but then replaced him with Alfie Gilchrist due to Colwill’s pain during the warm-up.

Aston Villa almost football celebrated in the 12th minute. McGinn’s free kick was saved by Petrovic, leading to a low corner. Diaby’s shot deflected and Douglas Luiz scored, but VAR overturned the goal due to Luiz touching the ball.

Seven minutes later, Aston Villa narrowly avoided conceding. Lenglet’s pass found Palmer in the penalty area, but Emiliano Martinez blocked the shot with his foot. In the 30th minute, Palmer delivered a dangerous pass, and Moreno nearly scored an own goal under pressure from Madueke, but Martinez made another crucial save.

At the end of the first half, both teams missed key chances. Martinez blocked a close-range header from Badiashile in the 45th minute. Two minutes later, Tielemans shot over the bar from a promising position after Diaby’s clearance.

In the second half, Aston Villa nearly gifted Chelsea a goal when Martinez missed a pass to Palmer, who then missed the volley. In the 73rd minute, Watkins posed the first threat with a shot from a tight angle, but Petrovic blocked it. The Serbian goalkeeper displayed his skills again a minute later by cutting off Matty Cash’s shot to the far corner.

Tension remained high for the next 10 minutes. In the 83rd minute, Kamara’s weak pass to Martinez allowed Gallagher to almost steal the ball, but Martinez intervened in time. Three minutes later, Petrovic made a poor punch, but Konsa missed the follow-up shot in a chaotic moment. The match ended 0-0, and the teams will meet again at Villa Park.

Match score : Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa.

Starting lineup of Football :

Chelsea: Petrovic, Disasi, Silva, Badiashile, Gilchrist, Caicedo, Gallagher, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Sterling.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Moreno, McGinn, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Tielemans, Diaby, Watkins. (Taya365)