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Blues boss Graham Potter looks to further silence his critics as his side take on Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

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Chelsea are back in Premier League action at Stamford Bridge against Unai Emery's Aston Villa today. At this stage of the domestic campaign, Graham Potter's ...

Chelsea news: The Blues' new star midfielder feels the same as Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola about his former teammate Julian Alvarez.

"And he knows that when I’m in front, he has to make a move. Any doubts over that were put to bed when he signed a new deal keeping him in Manchester until 2028. Across 44 games in Argentina together for their former club, Fernandez and Alvarez won 26 games and combined for five goals across that time. The backup centre forward has 13 goals and four assists across all competitions this term, a number that would make him comfortably Chelsea top scorer. The pair were both well on their way to earning summer transfers as they dominated in South America for River Plate. Alvarez scored the equaliser in City's 4-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday and helped to cover for Erling Haaland.

Christian Pulisic has overcome illness just in time to make the bench for Chelsea's match against Aston Villa on Saturday.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Pulisic still finds himself part of a crowded Chelsea attack, with Graham Potter having plenty of options at his disposal. He came on in the 80th minute with Chelsea down 2-0, replacing Marc Cucurella, but the Blues were unable to turn the game around as they fell at Stamford Bridge and Pulisic registered just 10 touches to little effect. Gio Reyna, meanwhile, [was ruled out of Saturday's clash between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern due to sickness.](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/reyna-usmnt-dortmund-bayern-illness/blt3a86e9c50608c7fb)

Chelsea look to continue their unbeaten March into April as the welcome Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge as Graham Potter leads the Blues into the last ...

They find Mudryk who runs beyond the villa backline but takes his shot early and passes it to Martinez. He is itching to play and help. They build via Loftus-Cheek on this occasion but are struggling to fashion a clear-cut chance. As so often the case, They need to take some. Then Marc Cucurella shoots well over from outside of the box. Enzo Fernandez is the latest to be shown a yellow card. There could be some minutes for N'Golo Kante today. Chelsea want a penalty for a handball. We have worked had to get him to this point. Potter will hope that his side can taste victory once again to kick off an April that will see the Blues play eight fixtures. The Blues lie level on points with the opponents but sit above them on goal difference heading into today's fixture. Joao Felix has a good chance but Emi Martinez is down well and saves it.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery masterminds another victory away from home with a composed display against Chelsea to put pressure back on Graham Potter.

- Away2 - Home8 - Away5 - Home27 - Shots - Away31% - Home69% - Possession - 40,082 - Attendance: Here, they drew a blank despite 27 efforts at goal. Trailing by one, they went on to pepper Villa's goal with chances as Kai Havertz and Felix saw efforts well saved.

LONDON: Goals from prolific striker Ollie Watkins and captain John McGinn earned Aston Villa all three points in a pulsating 2-0 Premier League mid-table ...

Get a report of the Chelsea vs. Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

If you look at the stats of the game it was a positive performance, but in terms of the scoreline it's not. We have a fantastic game on Tuesday to put it right," Potter said. "We have to accept it [the result] and do better," he told Sky. "There were a lot of good things in the game, a lot of attacking entries and shots. "Everyone was flinging their bodies on the line," McGinn told Sky sports. [Ollie Watkins](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins) and captain [John McGinn](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/162843/John-McGinn) earned [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) all three points in a pulsating 2-0 [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1) mid-table win at [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) on Saturday.

Chelsea dropped to the bottom half of the Premier League table as they suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa on Saturday.

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Aston Villa overtook Chelsea in the Premier League table thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn.

Noni Madueke - Slotted onto the right flank in place of Loftus-Cheek and saw a 63rd minute effort go wide as he cut in on his left foot. N'Golo Kante - Little could be expected of the Frenchman with Chelsea 2-0 down but the introduction of the Frenchman brough respite from frustration and some cheers as he entered the field for the first time under Graham Potter. Continued to look more comfortable not being the lead man of the front three. Kai Havertz - Would have hoped to better with some of display in the box though did threaten some good connections around it. Joao Felix - Not his finest outing in a Chelsea shirt as he joined a collection of Blues players unable to pose enough threat against the Villans. Mykhailo Mudryk - Showed his electric acceleration to dispossess Boubacar Kamara and get a shot away but perhaps should have squared it and later broke free of the Villa backline to produce a weak effort. Ben Chilwell - The wingback was determined to get free down the left flank and persistently made the run and called for the ball. Enzo Fernandez - Like James, consistently showed his repertoire of passing when looking to find his teammates on the flanks. Showed some good composure on the ball as usual but there's an argument that he and Enzo Fernandez could have offered more protection at times. Mateo Kovacic - The Croatian certainly did not have his shooting boots at hand on Saturday evening and had a collection of wayward strikes. Kalidou Koulibaly - Didn't look secure at the centre of Chelsea's backline and was caught going to win the ball to see Cucurella head it back towards Kepa ahead of him. 5.

Villa are growing stronger game after game, and with their on-point recruitment, they could be a force next season. Arsenal may not only need to worry about ...

Ever since Arsenal beat them 4-1 back on December 11th, they have been a hard nut to crack; they have been unbeaten in the WSL ever since. the villains are definitely a team to watch! on 26th January this year, Aston Villa are still very much in the running for the Vitality Women’s FA Cup, having qualified for the semi-finals after beating Manchester City 2-1. A few weeks ago, Liverpool women’s coach Matt Beard admitted that there are two distinct groups of teams in the WSL: the top 4 teams (the two Manchester sides, Chelsea, and Arsenal) who are top teams with too much quality, and the rest. The Villains have it in them to break into the WSL’s top four. There is no separating the WSL top 4, and next season, one can argue it will just be the same, but will it be?

According to Sport1 journalist Patrick Berger, Bayern Munich could stand to get paid handsomely by Chelsea FC if the club agrees to a deal with Julian ...

[Champions League](https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league) and qualify for next year’s. Could it even happen sooner than we expect — with a Bayern and Chelsea UCL semi-finals meeting on the cards? Carlo Ancelotti may not be long for [Real Madrid](https://www.managingmadrid.com). The young German coach had previously been touted to lead a new era in Bavaria; Romano reports that he’s “considered a talented coach” and already a topic for Chelsea’s owners. Chelsea’s new American owners had only hired him from Brighton last September after sacking Thomas Tuchel — now the newly-ensconced manager at [Bayern Munich](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com). The former Bayern Munich coach actually wanted to make a break.

The former Brighton & Hove Albion manager was appointed after Chelsea's owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, fired Thomas Tuchel last September. Potter ...

We have the highest degree of respect for Graham as a coach and as a person. “Along with our incredible fans, we will all be getting behind Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season. Boehly and Eghbali said: “On behalf of everyone at the club, we want to thank Graham sincerely for his contribution to Chelsea. They are at risk of missing out on European qualification and decided that a change was necessary before they play Madrid. The decision came out of the blue. Chelsea had two centre-backs, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoît Badiashile, on the bench and two full-backs, Reece James and Marc Cucurella, in their back three. Potter was hired after the departure of Thomas Tuchel in September. But while Chelsea are in a challenging period after their change of ownership the poor results exposed Potter and drained the board’s patience. They play the first leg of their quarter-final away to Real Madrid next week. Chelsea have not paid the £50m that was left on Potter’s five-year contract but he is understood to be due significant compensation. Chelsea have drawn up a shortlist of candidates, including Mauricio Pochettino, and would like someone in place before pre-season. Chelsea have installed Bruno Saltor, who was part of Potter’s backroom staff, as interim head coach and want to think carefully before making their next move.

Chelsea sacked head coach Graham Potter on Sunday after less than seven months in charge. Chelsea fell into the bottom half of the Premier League following ...

"Along with our incredible fans, we will all be getting behind Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season. That includes breaking the British transfer record to sign midfielder He has always conducted himself with professionalism and integrity and we are all disappointed in this outcome. Potter was told of the news in face-to-face talks at the club's Cobham training base on Sunday and sources have said that a compromise was reached over his payoff, meaning he will receive less than the full value of his contract in severance terms. We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter-final ahead. "We have the highest degree of respect for Graham as a coach and as a person.

Graham Potter is the second manager sacked by the consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital. PHOTO: REUTERS.

I understand when you lose at home, the emotion of the game is such that people are going to be disappointed and frustrated and angry. “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter-final ahead. He has always conducted himself with professionalism and integrity and we are all disappointed in this outcome,” co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said in a statement. The 47-year-old won just 12 of his 31 matches in charge and was widely booed by the Chelsea support after defeat to Villa at the weekend. “We have the highest degree of respect for Graham as a coach and as a person. Chelsea have won just three games in their last 11 but have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League where they face defending champions Real Madrid.

The news has come as a relief to many Chelsea supporters, who took to social media to share their joy at Potter's dismissal. "Graham Potter is officially the ...

Chelsea are the biggest circus in football, Boehly will run them into the ground." "I hate to be so happy about a man losing his job, because Graham Potter genuinely did seem like a very good guy and I wanted him to succeed, but I am quite thrilled that Boehly & co pulled the plug because they realized they simply had to," one message read. "He is a good coach, seemingly a nice man and will succeed wherever he ends up next. CHELSEA HAVE SACKED GRAHAM POTTER!" But, this job wasn’t right for him. Peak."

LONDON: Chelsea have sacked manager Graham Potter, the London club said on Sunday (Apr 2) after a string of poor results left the expensively-assembled team ...

He initially impressed as Chelsea went nine games unbeaten before a 4-1 hammering at Brighton on Oct 30. "We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter-final ahead. "In his time with the club, Graham has taken us to the quarter final of the Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid.

Chelsea's hierarchy are displaying a level of tolerance unprecedented in recent Premier League history. Graham Potter needs points - quickly.

[Conor Gallagher](https://theathletic.com/football/player/conor-gallagher-oqIDYc9NkOBANdyR/) and [Christian Pulisic](https://theathletic.com/football/player/christian-pulisic-K1gjqIXqbIBgFVgK/) were introduced for Cucurella and [Mateo Kovacic](https://theathletic.com/football/player/mateo-kovacic-YZAbZ5kh2l2LoNEQ/). [Ruben Loftus-Cheek](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ruben-loftus-cheek-vpgwsKz86kGSpSFU/) and Koulibaly were the only players in blue 6ft or taller. [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://theathletic.com/football/player/mykhailo-mudryk-q8qemKXwIpkC0AL6/) missed the kind of chance he has been crying out for since having a goal ruled out against Leicester, having earlier seen another shot smothered by [Emiliano Martinez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/emiliano-martinez-21801z8VmFDeDMt7/) at close range. [N’Golo Kante](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ngolo-kante-0EdMe2M0gAPGusOa/)’s long-awaited introduction cut short the audible chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing” from the Matthew Harding Stand, but the man he replaced was Mudryk. [Trevoh Chalobah](https://theathletic.com/football/player/trevoh-chalobah-nA4AuCi9fSD483tE/) was in Potter’s back three. With 10 matches remaining, including trips to [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/) and [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/), that record looks in danger too. [Southampton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/southampton/) in terms of how damagingly it reflected on the coach’s decision-making. Chelsea are 11th, which is where they would sit if the Premier League season had started the day Potter was appointed. But 0.75 of that figure was achieved in the first 18 minutes, after which Unai Emery instructed his team to scale back their attacking ambition because they had a lead to protect. In any case, Graham Potter did not take the chance of venturing onto the pitch at full time. Villa dealt them a 10th league defeat of the season; the most they have lost in a single campaign this century is 12. The mask had slipped a few minutes earlier though.

Chelsea have sacked manager Graham Potter, the London club said on Sunday after a string of poor results left the team 11th in the Premier League.

"In his time with the club, Graham has taken us to the quarter final of the Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid. "We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter final ahead. "Graham has agreed to collaborate with the club to facilitate a smooth transition," Chelsea said in a statement.

Ollie Watkins gave Villa an early lead before a superb strike by John McGinn, fresh from starring in Scotland's shock Euro 2024 qualifying win over Spain, made ...

“The first thing is his commitment to practice every day, trying to improve,” said Emery. There was a positive intent but the scoreline is painful for us.” “Potter is the man you wanted. It is a results business.” It is not good enough; you need to flood the box. “Everyone was flinging their bodies on the line.

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