Cole Palmer spoke to Sky Sports after the match, and he said that “Aston Villa are a good team, so to win and go higher up the table is good.”

“I think if I go out and enjoy my football, the goals and assists will come. It’s all down to the manager, the desire that he puts into the sessions and what the players give to him.

“If we keep winning, I’m sure we’ll be near the top four. We’re just trying to keep going and win plenty of games,” he added.

With that win, Chelsea move to third in the table, level on points and goal difference with Arsenal. In fact, with the two sides having drawn a few weeks ago, Chelsea are third on alphabetical order alone!

Villa fall to 12th, on 19 points.

The referee blows the final whistle and Chelsea have their seventh win of the season, courtesy of three great goals.

Easy enough for the home side, who are just knocking it around waiting for full-time. Nkunku goes close with an effort from range, but it flies wide.

The commentary team on Sky claim that the early news says that Fofana’s injury is hamstring-related.

There’ll be five minutes of added time here.

Villa have half a chance as Duran forces a save from Sanchez before Torres is blocked from converting the rebound after good defending from Colwill.

CLOSE! How have the hosts not got a fourth!?

They break forwards, led by Felix, who forces a low save from the ‘keeper. Madueke is there to follow up but his shot is saved by Olsen and deflected across goal, and Neto can’t direct his header goalwards from a few yards out!

Moments larter, Felix is booked for sliding in on Tielemans.

A mistake there – Madueke was actually booked for simulation, rather than Torres being booked for the foul.

The hosts are closing the game out untroubled here, in any case.

This game was over a while ago in truth, but that goal has made sure of it.

Pau Torres is booked for a late challenge, as the hosts bring on Joao Felix and Malo Gusto for Palmer and Lavia.

GOAL! And Palmer wraps it up!

He takes the free-kick short to Madueke on the wing, but the winger squares a pass back to him. He cuts inside and avoids the challenge before wrapping his foot around an effort that curls perfectly into the top corner!