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title: "Gerrard may need Chambers upgrade after Bolton performance"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2022/08/24/steven-gerrard-may-need-calum-chambers-upgrade-after-bolton-performance/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-08-24T08:57:09Z"
modified: "2022-08-24T08:57:09Z"
---

# Gerrard may need Chambers upgrade after Bolton performance

Calum Chambers was given his first appearance of the season by Steven Gerrard in [Aston Villa’s 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/23/bolton-wanderers---aston-villa/) on Tuesday but had a mixed evening and was exposed defensively on two occasions which may worry his manager.

The 27-year-old started at centre-back alongside Tyrone Mings but didn’t get tight enough when Elias Kachunga drilled an effort just wide of the post, was beaten in a one-on-one by Kieran Lee as Bolton opened the scoring and was beaten by Kachunga in the second half.

*Ashley Preece* of [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-bolton-24837304) gave Chambers a player rating of 6/10 and was critical of him being beaten twice in one-on-ones, but he praised the defender for dealing with so many high balls – [six clearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1680723/LiveStatistics/England-League-Cup-2022-2023-Bolton-Aston-Villa) and one aerial duel won over the 90 minutes.

Bolton’s front three had six shots between them and 50% hit the target, so Gerrard won’t be happy his defence was breached so often. So with [Kortney Hause being loaned out to Watford](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/22/hause-seals-hornets-loan-switch/), Villa may need to sign a replacement defender while [Diego Carlos is injured](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/15/villa-provide-injury-update-on-carlos/), as Chambers may not be trusted in Mings or Konsa’s stead.

***[In other news, Emiliano Buendia created as many chances as Philippe Coutinho v Bolton Wanderers](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/08/24/emiliano-buendia-created-as-many-chances-as-philippe-coutinho-v-bolton-efl-cup-aston-villa/)***