Anwar El Ghazi cancelled out Olivier Giroud’s header as Aston Villa stole a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to stay above Chelsea in the Premier League table. Giroud had nodded Chelsea into a 1-0 half-time lead, the France striker gleefully posting his ninth Blues goal of the campaign in all competitions. Villa by contrast extended their unbeaten run to five matches, to sit fifth in the table and hold off Chelsea in sixth. Villa’s neat build-up play and compact work off the ball kept Chelsea pegged back regularly throughout a cagey opening half hour. But just when Villa were gearing up to be reasonably satisfied with their work, Chelsea finally strung together a move of purpose and incision.

Source: Irish Independent December 28, 2020 20:03 UTC