CHELSEA are through to the Carabao Cup 4th round after a penalty shootout win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
- RESULT: Chelsea 1 (4) Aston Villa 1 (3)
- Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Chalobah, Sarr, Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Saul, Chilwell, Ziyech, Werner, Loftus-Chhek
- Aston Villa XI: Steer, Cash, Tuanzebe, Hause, Young, Sanson, Nakamba, Traore, Buendia, El Ghazi, Archer
Follow ALL the action with our live blog below…
JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply)
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa (4-3 on pens)
The Villa players and staff are gutted.
They know they had the chances to put this tie to bed long before the shootout.
Most of the players head over to the travelling fans to show their appreciation.
James & Co do a lap of honour for the Chelsea supporters.
The Blues are through to round four of the Carabao Cup.
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa (4-3 on pens)
Reece James takes in the adulation of the home crowd as he opens his arms out wide.
Blue is the Colour blasts out across the PA system.
A number of Chelsea players including Hudson-Odoi turn straight to the Villa players to shake hands. Classy,
REECE JAMES PUTS CHELSEA THROUGH!
A short run-up from the defender…
But he puts the ball expertly into the top corner.
Steer goes the right way but it is simply too good from James.
Perfect penalty.
Chelsea are through!
GOAL! Buendia scores
Buendia calm as you like under the circumstances.
He slots it in – and Chelsea will have another chance to finish this off.
CHILWELL HITS THE BAR!
Ben Chilwell steps up…
And he hits the bar!
Would you believe it?!
He leans back too much and it comes back off the woodwork.
He is consoled by his team-mates but Villa are still in this.
GOAL! Konsa keeps it alive
Konsa has to score with Villa’s fourth…
And he does!
Top effort into the top corner.
Ben Chilwell to win it…
GOAL! Barkley nets
Ross Barkley had it all under control, there.
Easily done.
3-1 Chelsea…
NAKAMBA MISSES!
Nakamba looked nervous right from when he left the halfway line…
And so it proved!
Kepa goes the right way and the tame effort is saved.
Not so Marvelous.
Still 2-1 Chelsea lead,
GOAL! No mistake from Mount
Mason Mount…
Boom!
He sends Steer the wrong way and fires powerfully into the back of the net.
2-1 Chelsea lead after two each.
YOUNG MISSES!
Young is the next man up – and gets both barrels from the home fans.
And Stamford Bridge erupts as he crashes it against the CROSSBAR!
It rebounds all the way back to the centre circle.
Advantage Chelsea.. still 1-1.
GOAL! Lukaku scores
It’s Lukaku vs Steer…
A shimmy, a stutter and a stroke into the corner.
1-1.
GOAL!
El Ghazi fires into the top corner.
Perfect start for Villa.
1-0 Villa.
Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Mount and Young are in the middle as Scott does the coin toss to determine which end they spot-kicks will be taken from and who will go first.
The Villa man is fuming as Scott points away from the Shed End housing the Villa fans and instead to the Matthew Harding Stand.
But Villa will take first in the shootout with El Ghazi vs Kepa…
Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Thomas Tuchel and Dean Smith gather their sides in the huddles in front of the dugouts.
He is going through the names, the goalkeepers get a few words of advice from their coaches and team-mates.
PEEEEP!!
The answer is no!
Villa clear and as soon as the ball is hoofed away, Graham Scott blows the full-time whistle.
It’s going to penalties…
90+6′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Is there one last chance?
Hudson-Odoi feeds Mount down the wing, the midfielder’s centre is blocked away for a corner as we enter the sixth minute of time added on…
90+3′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Chelsea are pushing for a winner.
Lukaku wins a corner before Loftus-Cheek heads the resulting delivery into Tuanzebe – and it bounces off the defender and just wide.
I think it’s safe to say he didn’t know much about that one!
90′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Five minutes added on.
Jed Steer wants to have most of those with the ball in his hand as he winds the clock down.
Tuchel then throws his hat down in disgust as James is penalised for catching Buendia in he face with a flailing arm.
The defender gets a stern talking to alongside Mount from Scott, trots off, then is booked.
89′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Philogene-Bidace is back on his feet and looks okay to carry on.
A minute of normal time remaining…
Is there a late twist?
87′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Ross Barkley, that is top work.
The midfielder chases back as Philogene-Bidace leads the Villa counter and puts in a perfect slide tackle to take the ball away.
The Villa teenager is hurt, though, and stays down as the visitors knock it out and Dean Smith uses the break to get across some instructions for the final few minutes.
85′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
There is that yellow card for Ashley Young.
And no prizes for guessing who he fouled.
Yep, the left-back saw Hudson-Odoi trying to find a gap down the right wing.
And he duly clipped his heels to make sure the winger did not get away.
83′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Brilliant tackle, brilliant refereeing!
Lukaku looks to break through using all his pace, power and expertise.
But Hause gets back superbly to put in a last-ditch sliding tackle.
It’s risky, for sure, but he makes clean contact with the ball to nick it away as the appeals for a penalty fall on deaf ears.
81′ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Just under ten minutes to go here at Stamford Bridge.
There is brief stoppage as Steer and Werner both need treatment.
Can either side find a winner?
80‘ Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
Mount is still trying to get things going for the Blues.
He tries his luck from the edge of the area and stings Steer’s palms but he beats it away.
Then Hause does well to hold up Lukaku but the Belgian tees it back for Mount – his strike deflects wide off Tuanzebe and the corner comes to nothing.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
