"Aston Villa's remarkable winning run continued as Ollie Watkins came off the bench in the second half to score twice and earn a valuable 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. At half-time Unai Emery's side looked like their ambitions of staying in the Premier League title race were slipping away, João Pedro's finish from a Reece James corner giving the hosts the lead against a Villa side hopelessly out of sorts."
"Then in the 59th minute, Emery summoned Watkins -- a surprise omission from the start -- and everything changed. Within moments he had equalised from Morgan Rogers' through-ball, then seven minutes from time he rose to nod Youri Tielemans' header into the corner to keep Villa within three points of leaders Arsenal. Rarely this season have Chelsea so dominated at home as they did in the first half."
"After four minutes, Cole Palmer took the ball down masterfully on the turn and lifted a shot fractionally wide. There was also a powerful run by the England forward which allowed the ball to break to Enzo Fernández who curled beyond the post. Pedro got his foot to Pedro Neto's cross but was denied at close range by Emiliano Martínez as Chelsea's chances kept coming. The striker then wanted a penalty when tumbling over the challenge of Victor Lindelöf but referee Stuart Attwell was unmoved."
Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge as Ollie Watkins scored twice after being substituted on in the 59th minute. João Pedro gave Chelsea a deserved first-half lead from a Reece James corner while Villa struggled to exit their own half. Watkins equalised from Morgan Rogers' through-ball and later headed in from Youri Tielemans' header to secure the victory seven minutes from time. The win extended Villa's winning streak and kept them within three points of Arsenal. Chelsea produced several chances and had a second-half penalty scare but could not hold the lead.
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