'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games + 1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated

Dec 02, 2024

'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games  1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated
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'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games  1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated
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Chelsea succeeded in winning the league consecutively with the performance of Nicola Jackson and other strikers.

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the 13th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Stamford Bridge in London on the 1st (Korea time).

Chelsea won the game and won the league for the second consecutive time following the match against Leicester City. He has raised his ranking to second place. Villa, on the other hand, failed to win the league for the fifth consecutive game since the defeat against Fulham on October 19.




The home side Chelsea played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Nicola Jackson was on the front line, and Pedru Netu, Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho were on the second line. In the third term, Enso Fernandez and Romeo Rabia worked together. Four Bags was built by Moises Caicedo, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella. Robert Sanchez kept the goal.

The away team Villa faced off in a 4-4-1-1 formation. Ollie Watkins as a one-top and Morgan Rogers as a second-term player. The midfield consisted of John McGinn, Yuri Tillemance, Boubacar Kamara and Jaden Pilozin. Lucadinho, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa and Matt Cash were in the defense. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Emiliano Martinez.

'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games  1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated
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'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games  1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated
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Early in the first half, Chelsea scored the first goal to take the lead. Cucurella, who received Sancho's pass in the 7th minute of the first half, immediately broke through the left and crossed low and fast to the center. Jackson, located in the center of the box, immediately finished with a shot. The ball hit Martinez and hit the post, heading into the goal. JACKSON is the last one

Villa fought back, too. In the 15th minute of the first half, Watkins had a one-on-one chance in the box, but the shot flew too weak and was blocked by Sanchez.

Chelsea, trying to widen the gap, continued to push Villa and scored an extra goal. Enso, who received Palmer's pass from the center of the penalty box in the 36th minute of the first half, immediately tried to shoot with his right foot, but he stabbed the corner of the Villa goal.

Villa continued to aim for a full chance until the end of the first half. Watkins' shot, which was passed in the box after taking the ball through pressure from Chelsea's side in the extra time of the first half, was caught by Sanchez. The first half ended with Chelsea's 2-0 lead.




'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games  1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated
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'NEW Drogba-Rampard' We're aiming to win! Jackson scored 2 consecutive games  1 Palmer goal and 1 assist...Chelsea win 3-0 against Villa → 6 league games undefeated
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Even in the second half, the two teams faced off strongly from the beginning. In the first minute of the second half, Sanchez defended McGinn's shot in a counterattack, and in the seventh minute of the second half, Jackson's shot, which Chelsea received Enso's pass from the counterattack, rose above the net.

The two teams exchanged good opportunities. In the 27th minute of the second half, Colwill cleared John Duran's powerful header in front of the goal in a corner kick situation. In the 30th minute of the second half, Palmer's shot that penetrated to the right side of the penalty box in a counterattack was blocked by Torres' hand-to-hand defense.

It was Palmer who sealed the net. In the 38th minute of the second half, Madueke delivered a pass to the right from a free kick back to Palmer in the center. Palmer tried to break through a little more to the center before attempting a left-footed shot. The shot, which lost its balance and finished strongly, was inserted into the top corner of the Villa goal. Both the defense and the goalkeeper had no choice but to look at Palmer's shot.

In the end, the match ended with a 3-0 victory for Chelsea.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.