Barclays Premier League - Chelsea Versus Aston Villa

Chelsea hammered Aston Villa 7-1, with Frank Lampard scoring four goals in this match. A brace from Florent Malouda and a goal from substitute Salomon Kalou completed the seven goal thumping of Aston Villa. Chelsea were dominant for most parts of the match, apart from the first half equalizer from John Carew.

Chelsea had the better of chances but could not convert until the 15th minute. A low cross from Florent Malouda was directed into the net by Frank Lampard at the near post. Villa managed to equalize in the 29th minute. Following a precise cross whipped in by Ashley Young, John Carew, who was allowed to stray into the 6-yard box by Yuri Zhirkov, headed the cross into the net to make it 1-1. In the 44th minute, Chelsea took the lead again with a second goal from Frank Lampard. Yuri Zhirkov was brought down in the box by James Collins and the referee pointed to the spot. Frank Lampard converted the spot kick, giving Chelsea the lead yet again.

In the second half, goals were flooding into the Villa net. Chelsea's third came in the 57th minute. Yuri Zhirkov found himself in space after a pass from Deco set him free. He whipped in a cross which found Malouda and he managed to convert the cross into Chelsea's third goal. Then, in the 62nd minute, Frank Lampard grabbed his hat-trick after converting from the penalty spot yet again. Yuri Zhirkov was brought down in the box again but this time, it was Richard Dunne who brought him down. Lampard scored and made it 4-1. Five minutes later, Paulo Ferreira and Frank Lampard worked together to set up Florent Malouda for his second goal of the game and Chelsea's fifth. The sixth goal came in the 82nd minute when Kalou drilled the ball pass Brad Friedel, making it 6-1. Chelsea made it 7-1 in stoppage time when Lampard scored his fourth goal of the match.