Chelsea v Aston Villa

2007-2008 Barclays Premier League

ChelseaChelseaCHE

11-5-3, 38 PTS

Aston VillaAston VillaAVL

8-6-5, 30 PTS

Andriy Shevchenko - 45'+5' Pen, 50'

Alex - 66'

Michael Ballack - 88'

Ricardo Carvalho - 80'

Ashley Cole - 90'+1'

Shaun Maloney - 14', 44'

Martin Laursen - 72'

Gareth Barry - 90'+2' Pen

Zat Knight - 45'+4'

No.Name
1Petr Cech
20Paulo Ferreira
33Alex
6Ricardo Carvalho
3Ashley Cole
5Michael Essien
8Frank Lampard 13Michael Ballack
10Joe Cole
21Salomon Kalou
14Claudio Pizarro 12John Obi Mikel
7Andriy Shevchenko 24Shaun Wright-Phillips

Substitutes
40Henrique Hilario
22Tal Ben Haim

Stamford Bridge

9:00 PM, 26 December 2007

London, England

Attendance: 41,686

Referees:
P Dowd

Chelsea

Aston Villa

KO
14
26
44
HT
46
50
45+5
66
72
78
82
85
88
FT
90
90+2

Match Stats

CHE

AVL

Possession

55%

45%

Shots on Goal

Shot Attempts

Yellow Cards

Corner Kicks

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Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Arsenal	35	23	7	5	+41	76
Manchester City	35	22	8	5	+40	74
Manchester United	36	18	11	7	+15	65
Liverpool	36	17	8	11	+12	59
Aston Villa	36	17	8	11	+4	59
AFC Bournemouth	36	13	16	7	+4	55
Brighton & Hove Albion	36	14	11	11	+10	53
Brentford	36	14	9	13	+3	51
Chelsea	36	13	10	13	+6	49
Everton	36	13	10	13	0	49
Fulham	36	14	6	16	-6	48
Sunderland	36	12	12	12	-9	48
Newcastle United	36	13	7	16	-2	46
Crystal Palace	35	11	11	13	-6	44
Nottingham Forest	36	11	10	15	-2	43
Leeds United	35	10	13	12	-5	43
Tottenham Hotspur	35	9	10	16	-9	37
West Ham United	35	9	9	17	-19	36
Burnley	36	4	9	23	-36	21
Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	3	9	24	-41	18

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