Ollie Watkins was marginally offside when he thought he fired Aston Villa back into the lead against Chelsea. However, Joao Pedro’s strike on the stroke of half time was allowed, as he was only just onside.
The first half at Villa Park was a pulsating experience for all in attendance. Douglas Luiz, a January transfer window target for the west Londoners, opened the scoring by putting the finishing touch on a free-flowing team move.
Liam Rosenior’s side saw a close-range header from Pedro be saved exceptionally by Emiliano Martinez, not long after the Villa goal.
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