Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore lauded Chelsea's impressive display at Villa Park, where they secured a convincing 3-0 victory. Joao Pedro scored a hat-trick while Cole Palmer also found the net in a performance Collymore described as "filleting" Villa with better players "playing through several gears rather than one."
The former player, who was in attendance, took to social media to commend Chelsea's "wonderful individual performances backed up with high press, discipline and enterprise," stating it was the "best team performance I've seen at B6 for some time." Chelsea's dominance was reflected in the xG statistics, showing their complete control against their opposition.