With two from Jorginho, Chelsea beat Aston Villa and reach Liverpool on the leaderboard

After two straight draws, Chelsea rediscovered the victory in the Premier League. This Saturday afternoon, the Blues defeated Aston Villa by 3-1, away from home, in the 19th round of the tournament.

The first stage was well balanced at Villa Park in Birmingham. With 23 minutes, Mount amended a nice shot and stamped the crossbar. The response from the principals was accurate. At 27, Targett received it on the left and crossed. Halfway through, James tried to cut, but ended up sending him against his goal.

Five minutes later, however, the referee signaled a penalty for the London team after Hudson-Odoi was brought down by Cash in the area and Jorginho left everything the same.

In the second half, Chelsea came back better, pressing in search of the comeback, which came out in the 11th minute. Hudson-Odoi crossed with precision in the head of Lukaku, who played with category to displace Martínez and leave for the embrace. At 20, Mount had a great chance to expand. The midfielder fired from the right, dribbled the goalkeeper and hit left-handed, but sent it to the side.

At 42, Lukaku pulled a counterattack and played for Kovacic, who fired Hudson-Odoi first. The attacker then hit cross, but saw Martínez stretch all the way to make a great save. The lost goals, however, ended up not missing. That’s because, at 47, Jorginho extended the account with another penalty goal.

With the result, Chelsea remained in third place, with the same 41 points as the vice-leader Liverpool, who had their game postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic. Villa is in 10th, with 22.