Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea’s stars as they helped to maintain Graham Potter’s unbeaten start in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Mount bagged a brace at Villa Park in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate. But the visitors needed goalkeeper Kepa to produce several stunning first-half stops to deny Jacob Ramsey and Danny Ings with Chelsea on the ropes.
The Blues have now won their last five games in all competitions – keeping four clean sheets – and consolidated fourth spot in the league.
Defeat was harsh on an improved Villa, who rattled Chelsea but slipped closer to the drop zone. Manager Steven Gerrard joined Villa when the club was 16th and two points above the relegation places.