When the stage was set for a primetime Chelsea meltdown in the FA Cup, Mauricio Pochettino's Blues put in a performance that very few, if anyone, thought they could. The Argentine made three changes to the team who were put to the sword by Wolverhampton Wanderers just a few days ago, but with how they played, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was an entirely different squad. Aston Villa away is about as tough a fixture as any at the moment, but where Manchester City and Arsenal fell to defeat within a week, the Pensioners left as conquerors – at least for now. The result in and of itself does little to change the club's season, but the performance was incredibly encouraging, and while Conor Gallagher opened the scoring before Nicolas Jackson doubled their lead, it's Chelsea's mercurial World Cup winner Enzo Fernández who deserves to be lauded after last night.
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