Aston Villa were held to a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Villa Park on Saturday night, a fixture that saw one of Unai Emery’s players receive high praise.
It was a testing night for Aston Villa against Chelsea, who came from two goals down to force the hosts to settle for a draw at Villa Park.
Unai Emery watched his side fail to take a nine-point lead over Tottenham by walking away from the contest with a point, on what was a frustrating night for the Villans, who held a 2-0 lead at the start of the second half.
It took just four minutes for the deadlock to be broken, as Lucas Digne found space on the left flank, drilling a low ball into John McGinn, whose shot was deflected off John McGinn to open the scoring.
Just before half-time, Morgan Rogers extended Villa’s lead with a neat finish, a goal that proved to be pivotal as Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher pulled two goals back for the visitors in the second half.
Glenn Hoddle was impressed by ‘brilliant’ Morgan Rogers moment v Chelsea
During TNT Sports’ halftime analysis of the fixture, pundit Hoddle singled out the work of Rogers to score Villa’s second goal against Chelsea.
The former Tottenham ace picked apart the Englishman’s work to score the goal to put Villa 2-0 up in the 42nd minute, admitting that Rogers has ‘surprised everyone’ with his quality.
It was a well-executed finish by the 21-year-old, who became the youngest Villa player to score in three consecutive home games in the Premier League,
Hoddle is certainly correct in expressing his surprise at the dynamic forward’s impact, as he arrived at Villa Park in January with no Premier League experience, signing for an initial £8m from Championship outfit Middlesbrough.
