Chelsea and Aston Villa will have to face off again in a FA Cup fourth round replay after a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
9' Yellow Card! Thiago Silva booked
12' Douglas Luiz's goal disallowed
17' Madueke's shot stopped by goalkeeper
30' Martinez makes good save
68' Palmer misses good chance!
73' CHANCE! Cash's shot stopped
Match Report
Chelsea and Aston Villa played out a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup fourth round at Stamford Bridge on Friday night.
Douglas Luiz did have the ball in the net for the visitors but saw his first-half effort rightly ruled out by VAR for handball.
But it is Chelsea who will look back on a string of chances - many provided by Villa giving away possession - which they failed to capitalise on.
Villa keeper Emi Martinez certainly played his part in that, though, saving sharply from Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer in the first half and then keeping out Palmer again after the break when he had pinged a pass straight at the Chelsea forward.
Djordje Petrovic was made to work at the other end as well, with two saves in quick succession to deny Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash, as both sides failed to find a breakthrough.
It means Chelsea - chasing a cup double - and Villa will be in the hat for the fifth round draw, which takes place at 2.10pm on Sunday.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Sterling, Axel Disasi, Conor Gallagher, Djordje Petrovic, Benoît Badiashile, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Alfie Gilchrist
Subs: Chilwell, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Armando Broja, Lucas Bergström, Carney Chukwuemeka, Dylan Williams, Leo Castledine, Max Merrick, Deivid Washington
Aston Villa XI: E. Martinez, Lenglet, Álex Moreno, McGinn, Tielemans, Ollie Watkins, Kamara, Ngoyo, Matty Cash, Douglas Luiz, Diaby
Subs: R. Olsen, Chambers, Carlos, Bailey, Zaniolo, Tim Iroegbunam, James Wright, F. Munroe, Omari Kellyman
denismalja123
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Martinez took this match so seriously that he thought he was in the World Cup final 😂
aywydc
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Poch thinking how he'll beat Villa at Villa park
Handy
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Dorde Petrovic appreciation post. £14m for him was an incredible bit of business. My POTM 🧤
ChiboyMacoline
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Please can someone ask Martinez what he has against Chelsea 😭😭😤
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wizabikmt
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Chelsea better buy Benzema before this replay of tie in Aston villa
duhbknst
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I don't really know how to describe this Chelsea team. because the question I'm battling with is if Chelsea is playing to entertain or playing to win a match. how can a team filled with such great footballers can not get as much as 2 goals in this match against Aston Villa. Those that should lift ball into the eighteen were the ones that wanted to walk in ball into the net themselves. must you all score when you have people waiting to convert crosses to goal. too much passes and too much selfishness at the time to pass for goal. not a person was there to create chances for goal. very frustrating set of players.