No narrative from me this time, what can you really say to provide any kind of worthwhile analysis? It was a freak result that doesn’t reflect our part in proceedings? Don’t believe me? Compare the numbers below with the statistics from the 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Villa Park back in October.

I guess sometimes it’s a really fine line between a great victory and a humiliating drubbing.

Incidentally, apart from Luke Young in at right back in place of Carlos Cuellar, it was the same starting eleven. Not that I’m saying that was even close to being the reason for the battering, but in a way I’m actually glad that Cuellar didn’t play because that would surely have been the root course for a lot of people.

(The average position map isn’t available at the moment, I’ll update this post when it is).

7	Chelsea	Mar 27th 2010	Aston Villa	1
	61%	Possession %	39%
	17	Shots	10
	9	On Target	2
	8	Corners	6
	4	Offsides	3
15′, 44′ (Pen), 62′ (Pen), 90′ Lampard, 57′, 68′ Malouda, 83′ Kalou		Scorers	29′ Carew
Zhirkov, Deco, Ferreira		Booked	Petrov, Dunne
		Sent Off
	402	Good Passes	236
	63%	CPS %	37%
	58	Bad Passes	58
	87%	Completion %	80%
	15	Interceptions	11
	36	Tackles Won	23
	23	Tackles Lost	20
	4	Blocks	5
	12	Free Kicks	17
Starting XI: 1. Friedel 2. Young 25. Warnock 29. Collins 5. Dunne 19. Petrov 8. Milner 7. Young 4. Sidwell 11. Agbonlahor 10. Carew Subs: 22. Guzan 14. Delfouneso 6. Downing 24. Cuellar 15. Davies 23. Beye 17. Salifou
Average Position Map

[Original data and graphics courtesy of ESPN and The Guardian]