Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of Aston Villa vs Chelsea today.
Frank Lampard’s side were in action for the first time since the Premier League season restarted, and fought back to claim an important 2-1 win to boost their hopes of Champions League qualification.
Olivier Giroud claimed the Blues' second-half winner at Villa Park with a deflected finish, less than two minutes after substitute Christian Pulisic had levelled following Kortney Hause's opener.
- GOAL! Giroud puts Chelsea 2-1 ahead
- GOAL! Pulisic equalises for Chelsea
- GOAL! Kortney Hause gives Villa surprise 1-0 lead
- Chelsea XI: Kante, Giroud, Loftus-Cheek start
- Villa XI: Grealish, Davis lead the attack
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Team news
Aston Villa: Nyland, Konsa, Mings, Hause, Targett, Hourihane, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, El Ghazi, Davis, Grealish
Subs: Taylor, Nakamba, Trezeguet, Borja Baston, Samatta, Jota, Elmohamady, Reina, Vassilev
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Kovacic, Willian, Giroud, Mount
Subs: Barkley, Abraham, Pedro, Caballero, Zouma, Pulisic, James, Emerson Palmieri, Gilmour
Referee: Paul Tierney
How to watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea
TV channel: The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass for £9.99.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app, with a mobile month pass available for £5.99.
