Chelsea make a change at the break as Nemanja Matic comes on for Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Apparently this is tactical. It's a shame as the youngster did quite well.

Hopefully, Matic will last longer than 15 minutes this time.

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Joleon Lescott is number 16 on this goal map. His marker is black and yellow but it should probably be bright red from the embarrassment of allowing Willian to nick the ball and Costa to score.

That is your lot for this half. Hardly a classic but Chelsea have the lead and in their current predicament that is all they will care about. Villa are seemingly on a suicide mission with the amount of times they have given the ball away.

Stamford Bridge is eerily quiet. Maybe a hot brew at the break will liven them up?

Guess what? Villa give the ball away again in their own half but Ruben Loftus-Cheek can't latch on to Diego Costa's pass into the box.

One minute of time is added to the half.

What are Villa doing? Again, their defence gift the ball to Diego Costa, who drives in to the box but is muscled out by a combination of Joleon Lescott and Kieran Richardson. The striker drops to the floor looking for a penalty but the referee isn't fooled. 

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Villa can't just sit back now. They have to create something. Ashley Westwood almost does with a deflected shot from the edge of the box that Asmir Begovic saves. 

Jack Grealish then gets top the byeline but can only drive his low cross into the hands of the Chelsea keeper.

Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa striker on Final Score

"I don't know what Brad Guzan was doing. You have to clear your lines. Any mistake and Chelsea will pounce on it, even with the poor run of form they're on at the moment.

"Villa had a chance five minutes before where Rudy Gestede should have scored. They didn't and now they've been punished."

Garth Crooks
Former Spurs striker on Final Score

"This is a great test of Tim Sherwood's managerial ability. At half-time will he rant and rave? Before conceding, his team was doing very well and was unlucky not to be in front. What does conceding that goal do to morale?"

Villa are losing their discipline. Micah Richards knocks down Pedro for a free-kick on the left of the box. Willian curls it in to the box but also straight into the hands of Brad Guzan.

Garth Crooks
Former Spurs striker on Final Score

"Jose Mourinho couldn't afford to take Terry and Ivanovic out of the team at the same time. Those two players, who may both be lacking pace, contribute in other areas. Mourinho is having the manage a team that's getting old."

Oh, great chance for Villa's Rudy Gestede. Probably the best of the first half. Jordan Ayew gets past his man on the left and crosses low into the box, where Gestede gets ahead of the hesitant John Terry but flicks his effort just over the bar.

Terry responds at the other end with a header from a free-kick which loops over the bar. Just a flicker of life in this match.

Willian does take it, but only to set up Kurt Zouma for a low shot that hammers into the wall before being cleared.

Plenty to ponder for Jose Mourinho. He sits forward on his seat as Cesar Azpilicueta wins a corner. Once again, though, it comes to nothing.

However, Chelsea then win a free-kick about 25 yards from goal. Willian. Calling Willian...

The ball is pinging around in the a congested middle third with little sign of control from either side. It's messy stuff. Messy and directionless. It suits Villa.

Nice play from Villa allows Kieran Richardson to charge away down the left but his cross is unable to be brought down by Rudy Gestede before Chelsea hammer it away.

Soon after, Jack Grealish wins a free-kick on the edge of the box after being blocked by Cesar Aspilicueta. Jordan Ayew has a pop and gets it over the wall but also the bar.

It is quite flat at the moment. Villa are happy to contain and Chelsea are struggling to move the ball at the required speed to hurt the visitors.