Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea | Now that's the benchmark | What a performance!

Yes, you had better believe it, tonight at Villa Park in the FA Cup it finished Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea! A dominant display from Chelsea on a night when all eyes were on Mauricio Pochettino and his players to respond to the performance and fallout from defeat at home last weekend.

 
We ALL asked for change and we got it, a tactical switch to 4-4-2 with Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer leading the line worked an absolute treat, and Aston Villa who boast the 2nd best home record in the Premier League were rattled.

 
Goals from Conor Gallagher, Nicolas Jackson, and a superb world-class free-kick from Enzo Fernandes sealed the win and takes Chelsea through to the next round to face Leeds United at home.

 
What a team performance that was tonight. That surely now MUST be the benchmark and the level as the minimum for Chelsea between now and the end of the season!