Unconvincing Chelsea scrape past Villa

Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0

Sat, 27 Sep, 2003 - 18:22

Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0

Chelsea kept pace with Arsenal and Manchester United with a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa today – but this Stamford Bridge encounter posed serious questions about their status as genuine title challengers.

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