Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez left pundits stunned in defeat at Chelsea, ending up hurt and lost for the rest of the game.

Chelsea were awarded an indirect free-kick inside Aston Villa's penalty area after Emi Martinez handled a backpass from Pau Torres in the first half of the contest.

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

"At the beginning of the season, we can sense some teams were better than us and one of them is Chelsea. We try to keep the balance and not be frustrated. "We are going to try again to recover our confidence for Wednesday against Brentford."

Report and free match highlights from the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sunday; win sees Chelsea move six points behind leaders Liverpool ahead of Arne Slots sides clash with Man City;

Enzo Fernandez gets on the scoresheet for the second match in a row with a powerful left-footed finish past Emilian Martinez to give Chelsea a 2-0 lead over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Fernández will never escape his price tag, and the truth is that he might never come close to living up to it. The £107 million transfer fee is a burden that could forever hang round his neck, prompting sneers from rival fans and groans from his own.

The full transcript from Stamford Bridge as Enzo Maresca just spoke to the media following Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Aston Villa to move them up to third in the Premier League

Enzo Maresca said Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana could be out for over a month after suffering a hamstring injury during the 3-0 Premier League victory over Aston Villa. Chelsea continued their impressive form under Maresca with a comfortable victory over Unai Emery’s Villa on Sunday afternoon.

The team news is in from Stamford Bridge ahead of Chelsea's Premier League clash against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.Chelsea will be looking to extend Aston Villa's winless run to eight games in

Chelsea impress again with convincing win as Aston Villa struggles continue - Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer scored for Chelsea as Villa’s winless run stretched to eight matches.