FT: Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea - Highlights


FT: Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea - Highlights

Chelsea avoided defeat for just the fourth time in 51 Premier League games in which they were 2+ goals behind at half-time, also drawing 3-3 with Sheffield Wednesday (August 1992), 2-2 with Tottenham (May 2016) and 3-3 with West Bromwich Albion (September 2020).

Aston Villa have scored 73 Premier League goals this season, their most in a single top-flight campaign since 1976-77 (76).

Chelsea have won just one of their last 19 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the top four of the table (D7 L11), winning 4-1 at Tottenham in November this season.



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