Chelsea Bidding For Wembley Return In FA Cup
Matches between the two clubs have yielded widely different results but the Villa vs Chelsea live stream FA Cup semi final football will always offer unpredictability and surprise. Nobody will forget the 8 goal battle that resulted in last season’s fixture. Both teams exchanged blows but had to come off the pitch all square. What was strange was that both teams were better known for their defensive strengths. To concede that many goals was an anomaly. Such a scenario would only happen once in a blue moon. Thought with both teams avoiding defeat and scoring a hatful of goals, fans would have certainly enjoyed everything they were treated to in the match. Unfortunately, both teams would look back eventually and realise the result made things worse for them. Chelsea failed to go on to win the title and Aston Villa also missed their objective of qualifying for the Champions League.
Things were back to normal when the Blues went to Villa Park for the first match between the two. Chelsea’s title challenge looked to be going off the rails at the end of the match. Chelsea ended up beaten by Aston Villa for the first time in recent seasons. Two goals were enough as Carlo Ancelotti’s men could only provide a meek response. Belief grew on the fact that it represented a Villa side that could challenge strongly in the English Premier League this season. Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill set a target of the Champions League for his players as the club made a move to be more ambitious. The manager had spent large sums of money on them and he expected them to return the faith.
Chelsea returned the favour when Villa visited Stamford Bridge for the return match. Aston Villa was left shellshocked by the magnitude of the defeat they endured. Chelsea won 7-1 with midfielder Frank Lampard smashing in four goals on his own. Martin O’Neill was left speechless and claimed that it was one of his worst days as a manager. All his teams in the past are incredibly resilient and never shy away from a fight. What conspired in the match was a team that had everything that bore no sign of their manager’s qualities. Chelsea have not looked back since recording that win. And Aston Villa have stagnated, lost sight of their Champions League objectives and have to do with the FA Cup now.