Aston Villa defeated Chelsea by 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to heap more misery on Graham Potter’s men.
Villa took the lead When Ollie Watkins capitalized on a mistake by Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella by latching onto his backward header to score the game’s first goal.
John McGinn’s second-half rocket put the game beyond the grasp of the home team.
As Villa took advantage of Chelsea’s vulnerability on the counter-attack, it was a typical story of missed opportunities for Chelsea.
The Villans have now picked up 16 points away from home, a total matched only by Manchester City in that period. This is their fifth road victory since Emery took over in October.
Chelsea’s 10 victories this season have all come against teams in the bottom half of the table, but with this defeat, they fall to 11th place while Villa rise to ninth, one point behind Liverpool in eighth.
