32'
Grealish whips in a succession of corners from the left-hand side, but
they are each cleared away by a Chelsea player at the front post as the
hosts handle the danger effectively.
30'
Willian touches the ball to Mount who drills a delivery into the
penalty area from the right, but Abraham fails to make a meaningful
connection some 15 yards from goal which allows Villa to win it back.
Tammy Abraham has now scored as many Premier League goals in his first season for Chelsea as Álvaro Morata managed in his debut campaign.— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 4, 2019
Morata: 31 games, 11 goals
Tammy: 14 games, 11 goals
One of them cost £60m… pic.twitter.com/sfP38Mldai
24' GOOOAL! Abraham makes it 1-0 to Chelsea! James clips a delivery into the box from just outside the right-hand side of the box, and Abraham rises highest in the centre of the area before directing his header beyond Heaton.
22' Kovacic sprays the ball wide to Azpilicueta on the left flank, but his right-footed delivery then skids out for a goal-kick to the right of Heaton's sticks.
14' Chelsea look to launch a quick attack as Willian receives the ball in space on the right wing, but his looping cross is claimed by Heaton as he dives to the ground.
12' Grealish wins a free-kick on the right flank which means Villa have a chance to send a delivery into the box, but Abraham is on hand to clear Hourihane's in-swinging delivery.
10' Azpilicueta sees his floated cross nodded away by Mings and the ball then drops for Abraham near the penalty spot, but he mistimes his volleyed effort which sees Villa clear the danger.
8' Chelsea pass the ball around the defence before Christensen attempts to drill a long ball towards Azpilicueta on the left flank, but the full-back cannot reach it and Villa now have a throw-in.
6' Pulisic drives forward in possession before laying it off to Willian on the right-hand side of the box, but he then sees his grazing effort from a tight angle pushed wide by Heaton.
5' Kovacic slides a well-timed pass into the feet of Mount on the edge of the box, but he runs into trouble on the edge of the box before the linesman raises his flag for offside.
4' Wesley has gone to ground following an aerial clash with James, but the forward soon gets back to his feet following a brief stoppage.
2' The ball drops to Nakamba just outside the left-hand side of the box and he slots a throughball into the path of Hourihane in a promising position, but the linesman raises his flag for offside.
1' The referee blows his whistle and Aston Villa get us underway!
33' Kante launches a quick Chelsea break as he slots a neat throughball into the path of Abraham, but he fails to pick out Pulisic when he squares the ball across goal as Mings makes a crucial intervention.