Chelsea player ratings vs Aston Villa: Enzo Fernandez superb as Malo Gusto and Noni Madueke impress

Surprisingly, Chelsea had a big win at Villa Park, which helped take some pressure off their coach, Mauricio Pochettino. They won 3-1 against Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth-round replay.

Conor Gallagher scored first with a well-placed shot into the top of the net. Then Nicolas Jackson scored with a header from Malo Gusto’s cross.

Enzo Fernandez made it even better with a fantastic free-kick from far away, beating Emi Martinez. Moussa Diaby got a goal for Villa near the end, but it wasn’t enough.

This win was important for Chelsea, as their fans were calling for the owner, Roman Abramovich, earlier but ended up celebrating with the team.

Next, Chelsea will play against Leeds at Stamford Bridge.

Here are some ratings from Standard Sport’s Nizaar Kinsella for the Chelsea players:

• Djordje Petrovic: 7 – He played well but couldn’t stop Diaby’s late goal.
• Malo Gusto: 8 – He had a great defensive game and provided a perfect cross for Jackson’s goal.
• Axel Disasi: 7 – He did a good job marking Ollie Watkins.
• Benoit Badiashile: 6 – He made a mistake early but improved later, though he got injured.
• Ben Chilwell: 7 – He led the team well and balanced the left side nicely.
• Enzo Fernandez: 9 – He had a calm game in midfield and scored a brilliant free-kick.
• Moises Caicedo: 6 – He made a mistake early but got better as the game went on, though he got injured too.
• Conor Gallagher: 7 – He scored an important goal early in the game.
• Cole Palmer: 6 – He missed a chance early on and didn’t stand out much.
• Noni Madueke: 7 – He set up chances for others and had a good dribble.
• Nicolas Jackson: 7 – He helped set up Gallagher’s goal with his running.

Substitutes:

• Raheem Sterling: 6 – He came on but didn’t make a big impact.
• Thiago Silva: 6 – He didn’t have much to do after coming on.
• Christopher Nkunku and Alfie Gilchrist: Didn’t have enough time to be rated.

The other substitutes didn’t get to play.