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Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea: More injury woes for Graham Potter as Armando Broja goes off on a stretcher clutching his knee... while John McGinn's early opener hands Unai Emery a narrow win in Abu Dhabi friendly

Follow Sportsmail's live blog for the mid-World Cup friendly between Aston Villa and Chelsea in Abu Dhabi.

  • Ben Willcocks

    Host commentator

16:09

FULL TIME: Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea

John McGinn's goal is enough to hand Aston Villa a 1-0 win against Chelsea's youthful side, after Armando Broja left on a stretcher with a nasty injury in the first half.

Hutchinson rattled the post after McGinn's seventh minute opener and the Blues could well have had a penalty on another day, but all in all there was little impetus from Graham Potter's side as Aston Villa defended well.