A fantastic run and shot from Nigel Reo-Coker from the right hand side almost grabs a goal for Villa, but his eventual effort goes way off target.

Four minutes of stoppage time have been announced - will there be another goal?

A poor header from Terry almost leads to Agbonlahor intercepting, but Cech just beats him to the ball.

Lampard almost makes it 3-0 as he is given too much space just outside the area before firing a curling effort just over the bar.

With just a couple of minutes to go in this game, it seems as though Chelsea will make it 28 Premier League games without defeat.

Free kick for Villa is whipped in by Young, but it comes to nothing and probably sums up the away side's performance this afternoon.

Aston Villa had won their last three games prior to this game and will have to regroup in the international break before their next fixture against Portsmouth at Villa Park.

Corner for Chelsea is met by substitute Belletti who watches on as his attempt at an overhead-kick goes way off target. That was an interesting first touch!

The game has gone very, very quiet now with the result all but settled. Villa will be disappointed they haven't made more of a game of it.

Excellent ball from Milner with the outside of the boot finds Ashley Young, but the former Watford man runs straight into Bosingwa as he looks to take him on.

Chelsea are treating this like a training game now as Mikel's shot goes into the side-netting. He nearly caught Friedel off guard there.

Free kick for Chelsea from 25 yards out is taken by Ballack, but it fails to test Friedel as the ball goes flying over the bar. That was a poor effort, but shouldn't cost Chelsea too much.

Villa look to pass their way through the Chelsea back four, but Agbonlahor is robbed of the ball by Ivanovic as the move comes to an abrupt end.

Superb skill from Lampard as he back heels the ball to get away from Cuellar - the England man really has ran the show today.

Villa are growing increasingly frustrated. They haven't created much at all in this game and are finding it hard to break through this solid Chelsea defence.

With around 20 minutes to go, Chelsea will be happy with how things are going. The pace has been taking out of the game and the home side are very comfortable.

Excellent tackle from Milner prevents Lampard firing a shot towards goal from just inside the penalty area. A goal looked certain before the midfielder's intervention.

Chelsea burst through the centre with Ballack who finds di Santo, before he blasts a shot just wide of the post. He showed a lack of techique there.

Lampard takes the free kick, but his curling effort is saved well by Friedel. It seems like a matter of time before Chelsea extend their lead.

Lampard is involved in everything Chelsea do well right now. This time his thoughtful pass is crucially blocked by Cuellar with Kalou waiting at the back post.

Kalou's acrobatic effort finds the back of the net, but the striker was comfortably offside, so the goal will not stand.

Superb passing football from the home side once again as Ashley Cole finds Kalou who watches on as his deflected shot goes over the bar. Top quality from Chelsea.

From the resulting corner, Ballack blasts the ball over the bar from close range. He should of scored, but it wouldn't have stood as he was offside.

Bosingwa exchanges passes with Lampard, before the latter's attempted cross deflects wide for a corner to Chelsea.

Agbonlahor does really well to beat Terry, but his cross just avades Carew in the penalty area who was waiting to tap the ball home.

Terry does well to read the danger as Milner made a burst into the penalty area. The England captain won the ball before booting the ball forward and away from danger.

O'Neill will be happy with the way his team are performing so far this half and at 2-0 they still have a chance of getting a positive result.

Ballack has his first shot on goal of the game and Friedel has to puch away the German's powerful effort before Nicky Shorey completes the clearance.

Mikel finds Malouda who uses his pace to power towards the Villa defence, but Cuellar does well to bring the move to an end with a solid challenge.

An excellent diagonal ball from Cuellar finds Ashley Young, but the young winger can't get the ball under control. That's frustrating for Villa.

The game has hit a rather quiet spell with both Terry and Joe Cole recieving treatment for injuries. Scolari may have to make another change soon.

Chelsea are the only Premier League team that are unbeaten in 2008 and at the moment, this run should continue after today.

Milner looks to make an immediate impact, but his early cross is too far ahead of Carew for the striker to attempt a shot at goal.

It's been a decent start to the second half for Villa - they are taking the game to Chelsea much more than they did in the first half.

Villa look promising as they counter attack but after Barry found Agbonlahor on the right hand side, he fell at a crucial moment and lost the ball.

Lampard finds Joe Cole and he attempts to get his second of the game, but his deflected effort goes straight into the arms of Friedel.

A bright Villa move ends with Stiliyan Petrov firing just wide from long range. They know they need to score the next goal.

Joe Cole is causing endless problems for Villa, this time he finds space before firing a shot which goes just wide of the target.

Villa have a chance to get straight back into the game but Agbonlahor's effort goes just wide of the post.

Barry gets the ball out wide to Agbonlahor and his excellent ball into the box causes confusion between the Chelsea defenders, but no-one attacked it for the away side.

As Chelsea string a number of passes together again, Lampard's touch lets him down for once and the move breaks down.

Another Joe Cole cross is too close to Friedel who grabs the ball with both hands - Luiz Felipe Scolari isn't happy with his player after that.

The resulting Lampard corner doesn't result in anything as Carew manages to head the ball away.

Superb one-touch football from the home side results in a Anelka shot that is deflected behind for a corner. Great play.

Joe Cole gets to the byline as Chelsea come forward again, but his cross isn't great and is comfortably claimed by Friede.l

There is no doubt that O'Neill will be considering a change in the second half if things stay as they are - his side haven't created nearly enough.

Brilliant passing move from Chelsea again as Anelka links up with Florent Malouda before the latter fires a shot in-between the legs of Luke Young and into the arms of Friedel.

There has been a lot of patient build up from Chelsea today, followed by a burst of pace or change of direction has tested the Villa defence to the maximum.

Better play from Villa as Barry and Luke Young exchange passes before John Terry intercepts and clears the danger.

The away side just need to concentrate on keeping it down to 1-0 for now as they have failed to test Petr Cech at all so far.

Free kick for Chelsea in a central position is taken by Lampard who watches on as his swerving effort forces a superb save from Friedel.

If Villa are to come back and win this game, it will mean that Chelsea would have to concede more than one goal for the first time in 14 games.

A rare Villa attack sees Mikel clear well after a low cross from Gabriel Agbonlahor, who hasn't been involved much so far.

Chelsea are piling forward at every opportunity - this time Curtis Davies gives the ball away to Anelka who powers a shot past Friedel but wide of the target.

Corner for Chelsea taken by Lampard is headed just over the bar by debutant Branislav Ivanovic.

Chelsea are putting a lot of pressure on the Villa defence now and they will be looking to add to their lead sooner rather than later.

That really was an excellent goal from the home side and they come close again as John Obi Mikel blasts wide after another neat passing move.

John Carew's first significant involvement of the game sees him attempt a very ambitious shot from long range - just wide.

After the opening 20 minutes, Chelsea have certainly looked the more likely to score, but Villa have caused problems for the home side when given the chance.

Excellent opportunity for Chelsea as Lampard latches on to an Anelka knock down before firing just wide from a tight angle. By his standards - Lampard should have scored.

O'Neill will be happy enough with the way his team have started, they survived some early Chelsea chances and have begun to settle themselves.

Gareth Barry finds some space in the middle of the park and finds Ashley Young on the left hand side, but his cross is cut out well by Bosingwa. Better from Villa though.

Chelsea will be very keen to win this one today as they have drawn both of their last two home games in the Premier League.

From the resulting corner, the ball falls to Nigel Reo-Coker who fires a hopeful shot towards goal from 30 yards only for it to go flying over the bar.

Aston Villa produce their best move of the game as Ashley Young bursts down the left hand side before his cross tests Chelsea's defensive abilities.

Speaking of Joe Cole, he is making his 100th Premier League start for Chelsea today and he nearly marked it with a goal just now.

Great chance for Chelsea as Lampard does well to find Anelka who watches on as his squared pass just misses a sliding Joe Cole at the back post.

Another Bosingwa cross comes to nothing, but the full back is having plenty of joy with forward runs down the right hand side.

Free kick for Chelsea from 25 yards is taken by smashed into the wall by Ballack - that was a poor effort considering the position of the free kick.

Something that is worth noting is that Martin O'Neill has been able to name the same starting eleven in every Premier League game so far this season.

Jose da Silva Bosingwa burst down the right hand side, before his dangerous cross just avades Nicolas Anelka. Chelsea are on top.

Ballack and Ashley Cole exchange passes before the latter finds Florent Malouda who fires a powerful shot towards goal which Friedel parries away.

First chance for the home side falls to Ballack who forces an excellent save from Brad Friedel.

It has to be said that Villa are extremely dangerous from set-pieces and they will want to make them count today.

Free kick for Villa is swung into the box by Gareth Barry and although it finds the head of John Carew, the referee blows for a fould by the striker.

Stiliyan Petrov beats two players as Villa launch a counter attack, but Nicolas Anelka hacks him down and it's a free kick to the visitors.

Michael Ballack finds Frank Lampard as Chelsea move forward for the first time, but Gabriel Agbonlahor works back for his side and wins the ball.

If today's game is anything like the one at Stamford Bridge last season, we are all in for a treat - it finished 4-4.

Chelsea haven't lost a league game at home for an incredible 85 matches, but with Villa unbeaten against Chelsea in five league games - they might fancy their chances.

They are under way at Stamford Bridge in the game of the weekend between top of the league Chelsea and 4th placed Aston Villa.