Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea: Resurgent Blues ease pressure on Mauricio Pochettino with FA Cup masterclass

Villa huffed and puffed in the second half to little avail on a notable off-night for Unai Emery’s high-flying side, who thrashed struggling Sheffield United 5-0 at the weekend, with Alex Moreno heading their best chance of the night onto the roof of the net and the likes of Moussa Diaby and John McGinn unable to test Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.