Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Sunday at Stamford Bridge as they underlined their potential as a legit top four contender. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea were dominant from start to finish with Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez putting them 2-0 up at half time and Cole Palmer’s late stunner wrapped up the win.

Aston Villa has bled goals for fun this season, so Chelsea had a wise idea to attack them aggressively both on and off the ball - our PPDA was 7.9, which is nearly 3 passes more aggressive than our season average.

The result takes Chelsea up to third in the Premier League for now, behind London rivals Arsenal in second on alphabetical order only before Manchester City face leaders Liverpool at Anfield. Follow Chelsea vs Aston Villa reaction live below!