Kepa makes stunning saves as Mount nets brace to secure away league win for Blues
2022/2023 Premier League
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Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
5' GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea (Mount)
15' Bailey's shot hits the post
21' SAVE! Fine stop from world-class Kepa
31' Kepa makes good save again
41' Sterling hits the post
60' Yellow Card! Koulibaly booked
64' GOAL! Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea (Mount)
72' Sterling's header wide out
Match Report
Mason Mount capitalised on mistakes from Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Martinez to give Chelsea a 2-0 win over hapless Aston Villa and increase the pressure on boss Steven Gerrard.
Graham Potter has now won all three of his Premier League matches, but had goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to thank as much as anyone for making a string of superb saves at Villa Park to keep the hosts at bay in the first half.
Villa deserved more from their performance although Mings' terrible header allowed Mount to put Chelsea ahead in just the sixth minute.
Martinez later misjudged the midfielder's swerving free-kick from 25 yards to compound Villa's joyless start to the season which has seen them win just twice in the Premier League.
What's next?
Aston Villa are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham.
Chelsea are also on the road in their next game, with the Blues heading to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford on Wednesday.
Graham Potter's side will then host top-four rivals Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday .
Line-ups
Aston Villa XI: Young, E. Martinez, Ings, McGinn, Mings, Ollie Watkins, Bailey, Ngoyo, Matty Cash, Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey
Subs: Coutinho, R. Olsen, Dendoncker, Chambers, Sanson, Bednarek, Nakamba, Buendia, Lamare Bogarde
Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Aubameyang, Kovacic, Sterling, Kepa, Loftus-Cheek, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Mount, Chilwell, Havertz
Subs: Azpilicueta, Koulibaly, Jorginho, Edouard Mendy, Zakaria, Pulisic, Conor Gallagher, Armando Broja, Carney Chukwuemeka