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.
2023/2024 FA Cup
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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