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.

Chelsea claimed a much-deserved 3–0 Premier League victory at home against Aston Villa, which moved the Blues to within seven points of league-leading Liverpool.

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.

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Chelsea climbed to third in the Premier League as Aston Villa ’s winless run continued at Stamford Bridge in a 3-0 defeat.

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