00:01Another day another huge test of the Chelsea credentials from Arsenal away
00:06to Villa away such a big game and not just for these two in the messy scrap
00:12to finish in a Champions League place every week seems to bring a surprise or
00:17a six pointer or both that can really change the picture to emphasize that
00:22point by the way Villa have Man United next and both of these two will go to
00:26Anfield soon enough four big names three finishing spots it's a long fight
00:32that'll surely run all the way to May Emery's men were beaten at Molyneux on
00:38Friday a couple of extra days rest that could be a factor here but let's see
00:42they remain without Tielemans, Kamara and McGinn in midfield since we last saw them
00:48Douglas Luiz has rejoined Mattson, Mings and Bailey are brought in to start here
00:53while former blue Tammy Abraham back in the Premier League via Rome, Milan and
00:57Istanbul waits on the bench so too by the way Ross Barkley and Jadon Sancho
01:04Morgan Rodgers versus Cole Palmer is a match within a match itself tonight
01:08Palmer was in pain and out of sorts at Arsenal but plays here broadly there was
01:13much to take from Sunday at the Emirates but no points there is of course yet
01:17another suspended absentee, Pedro Neto the latest in way too long a line
01:23Garnaccio takes his place, Fafana's back from his own ban, Gusto starts, James is into midfield
01:29the big one though, the fourth and final change is that Philipp Jorgensen plays in goal with Sanchez dropped
01:38Watkins gave it away but Villa have got it back, that's a clever pass from Andre Arnana, the big Belgian
01:43and Watkins was the target for the Buendia pass and here's Leon Bailey
01:50he squeezed that through
01:54Douglas Luiz, two minutes on the clock and Aston Villa lead, disastrous start for Chelsea
02:06terrible start, the worst possible one when Bailey receives the ball
02:10he's a tricky customer because you know he can go on the outside
02:16equally adept at coming infield and hitting shots left-footed but
02:19it's too easy to go on the outside and steer the ball across the six-yard box
02:32Garnaccio needs a good night tonight, hasn't had many lately
02:37great ball and what a stop, Chau Pedro denied by Emi Martinez
02:42world-class goalkeeper with a world-class save
02:52there's a ball on here for him
02:55Watkins, instinctive arm flies up from Jorgensen and it's a good job too
02:59he's got in easily down the side of the centre-half there Oli Watkins and it's
03:04not a very good finish, thank God
03:06great save because he could go down here quite easily and you'll see that quite a
03:10lot I think the goalkeeper going to ground there and committing
03:13it feels far too open for this to possibly finish 1-0
03:21no flag here, he's on, he is on, Gusteau tapping
03:26there you go, 1-1, João Pedro the main man
03:31not just for Chelsea goals this season but when it comes to Aston Villa
03:37his favourite oppo and he's got another one
03:40told you it wasn't going to finish 1-0
03:43well it comes off the back of two
03:45decent Aston Villa opportunities but you can't say that Chelsea don't deserve to be level
03:50played well, forced the issue, they've made a number of half chances on Martinez's goal and
03:57and to wait and then fashion that is brilliant because I thought maybe he was just waiting a
04:03fraction too long and the space was going to go and he delivers it to perfection
04:08the pace on it, it's a simple tapping for him, great equaliser
04:12a simple tapping because of the quality of the ball in, perfect from Malogusto
04:22Garnaccio
04:24running at cash and he does go outside
04:26and it's dangerous and it's very nearly an own goal
04:29and a Chelsea lead, Konza on the dive
04:31got plenty of it and it has very nearly
04:34looped in
04:35yeah they've done well again, really positive
04:37cash just a little bit standoffish
04:40so far tonight and quite easily could have been an own goal
04:51it's very lively and now
04:53it's four on three
04:55and it needs a good pass
04:57and Ollie Watkins has put Aston Villa back in front
05:02Pato and Watkins, this is going to be millimetres
05:06offside
05:06boom
05:10lovely way to pass for Garnaccio
05:17Fernandes arriving, it's a great first touch
05:19Jean-Pedro, he's done it again
05:29and instead of blowing a lead, Chelsea have turned a deficit into an advantage
05:35deep into first half stoppage time, Jean-Pedro's got both of them
05:40he loves playing Villa even more now, what a gorgeous finish by him and to the half
05:48wonderful goal, brilliant team goal
05:55could have maybe fed it through but he's fed it through to Cole Palmer instead
05:59that was a neat pass
06:00and here's Rhys James, the queuing up
06:03Palmer
06:033-1
06:07no thinking about it this time
06:09no hesitation
06:12hits it firm and true and into the back of the Villanet
06:15and it's a commanding lead now
06:17Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 3
06:19yeah well as delicate and open as Villa are
06:24Chelsea are making great decisions and punishing them
06:28brilliant move
06:29João Pedro with a hold-up play once more
06:32and then Palmer slid past into the path of Rhys James arriving
06:37right on cue
06:38very similar position
06:39to which Pedro profited from Gusto's ball in the first half
06:44and this just causes absolute mayhem
06:46Martinez can only palm it
06:49back out into the 18-yard box
06:51and it's all about power
06:51don't worry about
06:54placement, sophistication
06:55just put your foot through it
06:57and it bypasses the bodies into the net
07:04cheap giveaway
07:06Watkins
07:07brilliant defending
07:10and now look at it
07:15well they have had their moments
07:17but it might be about to be 4-1
07:19it should have been
07:20but Gusto's ball for Pedro
07:21which would have given him a tapping
07:25wasn't good enough
07:26well another big let-off at the back for Chelsea there
07:30I cannot believe Oli Watkins
07:32has not shot there
07:34look at the near post
07:35right foot
07:36just slide it in
07:37yeah
07:42Palmer
07:43Acres again
07:44and he's onside
07:45Garnaccio
07:46the first touch is brilliant
07:47there's the hat-trick
07:48as long as he's onside
07:50Gio Pedro taps it in
07:52for his first Chelsea treble
07:54it's 4-1
07:57game set and match
07:59well that angled pass has been on
08:02throughout
08:02whether it's been to Gusto
08:04or to Garnaccio
08:05it's been delivered to great effect
08:08on a number of occasions
08:09so far this evening
08:11and Garnaccio
08:12I was a little bit concerned
08:14was he going to go a fraction too early
08:16I think Gio Pedro absolutely stays behind the plate
08:19that's all he had to be focused on
08:22the goal was gaping
08:23he was going to find it
08:25and he has been
08:28magnificent this evening
08:29and thoroughly deserves his treble
08:38what a ball
08:41Cucurea
08:41Garnaccio in the middle
08:43oh what a shame
08:44he deserved it
08:45he should have got it
08:47by the way
08:50again they are cut open
08:52so easily
08:53Aston Villa
08:54brilliant pass
08:56so easy
08:57as you say
08:58and if he lifts it
09:00it's a goal
09:06oh there's a free header here
09:07for Tammy Abraham
09:09and it's off the bar
09:10no X Factor goal there
09:12very nearly
09:13as we go into the final minute
09:14no he would have loved that
09:17Barclay the architect
09:18he's dropped into that little pocket
09:19on a few occasions
09:20and we know he's
09:21got this in his armoury
09:23completely unmarked
09:24it's good movement
09:31the full time whistle goes
09:32a thrilling game
09:33and another swig of the pendulum
09:35in the scrap
09:36for a Champions League finish
09:37Joao Pedro will take home the match ball
09:40and take the main headlines
09:42but he was set up
09:43by great work from his colleagues
09:46and for the most part tonight
09:48Sam
09:48Chelsea were really really good
09:51yeah absolutely
09:52and
09:53you know I was intrigued
09:54to see how they'd respond
09:55to the disappointment
09:56of the Emirates
09:57and
09:58in truth they played
09:59very very well
10:00confident display
10:01Joao Pedro
10:02from the
10:03the off tonight
10:04take us
10:05away to goals
10:06his performance
10:07was first class
10:08the Blues are back
10:09in the top five
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10:12Chelsea 4
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