Chelsea vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Cole Palmer stunner seals victory
Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa: Enzo Maresca’s side climbed to third in the Premier League with a strong home victory
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea climbed to third in the Premier League as Aston Villa’s winless run continued at Stamford Bridge in a 3-0 defeat.
A goal inside five minutes from Nicolas Jackson set the hosts on course before Enzo Fernandez added a second before half time, the Chelsea captain connecting sweetly with a bouncing ball on the half volley. Victory was sealed late on by a stunning curled finish from Cole Palmer, lifting Enzo Maresca’s side to third and level on points with Arsenal as the two London clubs keep up the chase on leaders Liverpool.
It was another difficult outing for Unai Emery’s Villa, who are struggling to handle a busy season after a breakthrough qualification for the Champions League. It’s now eight games without a win for the club in all competitions, leaving them languishing in the bottom half of the table.
Re-live all of the action from Stamford Bridge in our live blog below:
Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
46 mins
Villa do work a chance though, as Philogene dispossesses Fernandez and slips a pass to Watkins, but the England striker can only direct a low shot too close to Sanchez.
Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
45 mins
There’ll be five minutes of added time at the Bridge. Chelsea are knocking it around fairly confidently, while Villa look a little out of ideas too.
Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
43 mins
Neto makes some space for the cross down the right but it goes out for a goal kick. Unai Emery looks a little out of ideas on the touchline.
Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
41 mins
A half-chance for Chelsea as Palmer sees the space open up ahead of him, but he fires a timid effort at Martinez.
The ‘keeper then appears to signal to the bench that he might have to come off.
Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
38 mins
The hosts almost allow Villa back into it as Watkins gets free in the box, but Fofana does well to recover before there’s a brief break in play for a foul on Lavia.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
36 mins
GOAL!
The hosts double their advantage!
They play a little combination of passes in the middle between Lavia, Fernandez and Palmer, before the latter plays it back to the Argentinian on the edge of the box. He takes a touch and it bounces up nicely, allowing him to poke a half-volley past Martinez for 2-0.
Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
34 mins
Sanchez is guilty of wasting possession as he passes straight out of play for a throw-in, but he makes up for it by collecting well and playing a great ball over the top to Jackson. He recycles possession to Sancho, who wriggles his way into the area before firing wide.
Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
32 mins
Martinez was briefly receiving treatment, but he’s okay to carry on. Enzo Fernandez delivers a corner, but Cash clears easily.
Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
30 mins
Oh my word! Almost a howler from Martinez! He has the ball in his own box and tries to pass it out, but plays it almost straight to Jackson. The striker clearly wasn’t expecting the pass to be that poor and he can’t quite get it under control before Martinez pounces to make a save!
So close to 2-0.
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