Overview
- Chelsea won 4-1 at Villa Park, with Joao Pedro scoring a hat-trick and Cole Palmer adding the fourth.
- Stan Collymore called Alejandro Garnacho’s outing the best wide-man performance he has seen in person this season.
- Garnacho registered an assist and now has six goals in 31 appearances since a £40m move from Manchester United last summer.
- The victory moved Chelsea up to fifth place, three points behind Manchester United and Aston Villa.
- Head coach Liam Rosenior said Garnacho had featured less for tactical reasons but backed him as a player who can affect games, while Collymore suggested Chelsea could challenge for the title next season if consistency follows and tipped Arsenal for this season’s crown.