Chelsea were held to a goalless draw against Aston Villa in the FA Cup as they set for replay, MySportDab reports.
It was an incredible play from both teams which saw VAR also coming in to remove a goal scored between both teams.
The Blues created more opportunities but couldn’t make any of them count which same for the Villa side.
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The game came to life with both teams accessing themselves with opportunities being created from both ends of the pitch as they pushed on.
Chelsea did well enough as they found their balance and started dominating play while they created opportunities which Emiliano Martinez gladly saved them all.
Aston Villa scored through Douglas Luiz but it wasn’t meant to be as VAR check confirmed there was a handball from the goal scorer which saw the goal ruled out as things carried on.
There was more that happened for the Blues which Emiliano Martinez was happy to save with Cole Palmer’s chance being the closest of them all from the first half.
Chelsea couldn’t make anything happen despite all their pressing as they headed for the break with a 0-0 scoreline against Aston Villa who were saved by their goalkeeper.
Things resumed in the second half with more tactical changes which opened the game more with both teams exploring every option available to them.
Aston Villa kept on going with them knowing they needed to keep things tight while hoping they could get an opportunity to score the lead as they continued.
Chelsea dominated play but couldn’t put anything together that could have given them the lead despite everything they did on the pitch going forward.
Aston Villa was able to hold Chelsea down 0-0 which means there will be a replay that will happen at Villa Park between both teams.
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