Chelsea were desperate for a win against Aston Villa after losing to Nottingham Forest and drawing with Bournemouth in the previous rounds. But Pochettino's team once again struggled to attack and score.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino faces the risk of being fired early
Before this match, "The Blues" had only won 1 of the first 5 matches of the season and dropped to the bottom half of the rankings. However, the team at Stamford Bridge continued to experience another day of deadlocked performance.
Despite having a number of good chances to open the scoring, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson and Raheem Sterling of the home team were unable to penetrate the Aston Villa net. Chelsea's risk of pushing their squad high up the pitch in the second half cost them dearly, with defender Malo Gusto sent off (56 minutes) and conceding a goal in the 73rd minute. Ollie Watkins punished Chelsea's lack of concentration in the defence with a run to score, giving the visitors a 1-0 victory.
Ollie Watkins (right) scored to sink host Chelsea
The third defeat in six games has pushed Chelsea deeper into the bottom half of the rankings with only 5 points, 13 points behind the leader Man City. This poor performance once again puts coach Pochettino on the brink of being fired early.
In fact, the former Tottenham boss is struggling with Chelsea's injury crisis, with Pochettino having only 15 first-team players available for the disappointing draw with Bournemouth last time out. However, having spent more than $1.2 billion on signings since Toddy Boehly's group took over in 2021, few would accept the Blues' poor performances of late.
Son Heung-min shines as Tottenham hold hosts Arsenal to a draw
Notable developments in this round, home team Arsenal was held to a 2-2 draw by Tottenham in the London derby. Korean striker Son Heung-min shined with a double to help the away team earn an important point at the Emirates Stadium to maintain their unbeaten streak this season. Meanwhile, Liverpool defeated visitors West Ham 3-1 thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota to rise to second place in the table, 2 points behind Man City.
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