{"id":36587,"date":"2025-02-22T20:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=36587"},"modified":"2025-02-22T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T20:04:27","slug":"aston-villa-vs-chelsea-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-vs-chelsea-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa Vs Chelsea Highlights As Marcus Rashford And Marco Asensio Inspire Comeback Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea highlights as two second-half goals from Marco Asensio gave the hosts a huge victory in the race for Champions League qualification.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marco Asensio Strikes Late Winner For Aston Villa<\/h2>\n

Aston Villa’s<\/a> January signings contributed massively to help them come from behind against Chelsea on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Marco Asensio struck twice with Marcus Rashford<\/a> coming off the bench to provide both assists for the Spaniard.<\/p>\n

Villa extended their unbeaten home run in the Premier League to 14 games and piled more misery onto Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/a> struck first after some\u00a0classic wing play from Pedro Neto. The Portuguese international made light work of Ian Maatsen before cutting the ball for Enzo Fernandez to tuck home.<\/p>\n

There were signs that Aston Villa players were feeling a bit leggy after their mid-week clash with Liverpool. The home side repeatedly gave the ball away, with moans and groans coming from the stands at Villa Park.<\/p>\n

Chelsea’s defending was also questionable with Ollie Watkins<\/a> presented multiple chances which he failed to take advantage of.<\/p>\n

One Villa player who struggled in the first-half was Asensio. He offered little defensively and looked likely to come off at half-time.<\/p>\n

However, Unai Emery instead opted to bring off Jacob Ramsey for Marcus Rashford. It was a decision that paid off hugely for the Aston Villa boss.<\/p>\n

Asensio tapped in the equaliser after 54 minutes after Rashford played the ball back to him.<\/p>\n

Both sides had their chances to win the game but none were closer than Cole Palmer. The Chelsea star beat Emiliano Martinez only for Ezri Konsa to make a goal-line clearance.<\/p>\n

Then in the 89th minute, Rashford found Asensio again and the Spaniard’s effort squeezed under Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgenson and rolled slowly over the line.<\/p>\n

It was a howler from the Chelsea goalkeeper but a moment to treasure for Aston Villa as they took a vital win in the race for top-four.<\/p>\n

Below, you can watch the highlights for Aston Villa vs Chelsea.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Aston Villa Vs Chelsea Highlights<\/h2>\n