In their FA Cup fourth-round rematch against Aston Villa, Chelsea defeated the team led by Enzo Fernandez 3-0, recording the best performance of his Chelsea career and relieving pressure on Mauricio Pochettino.

Conor Gallagher and Nicolas Jackson scored goals in the first half, while Fernandez's incredible free kick added to the total.

Chelsea's evening was not marred by Moussa Diaby's injury-time goal; instead, the Blues will now host Leeds in the fifth round.

Following their two crushing defeats at the hands of Wolves (4-2) and Liverpool (4-1) in their previous games, it was expected that Chelsea would further deteriorate in their fourth-round replay at Villa Park.

Rather, as supporters sang in honor of former owner Roman Abramovic, their team turned back time with a commanding display reminiscent of the Russian's era.

The hosts initially paid attention to what the boss had to say, and in the first three minutes, Chelsea had cause for concern when John McGinn roughed up Axel Disasi and then Alex Moreno mispronounced a phrase.

Cole's half-chances The supporters of Chelsea chanted Abramovich's name after just ten minutes, despite Palmer and Fernandez's meek warnings of what was to come. However, the visitors scored a minute later.

Noni Madueke, a consistent source of energy for the visitors, was waiting for Jackson as he inched his way into the area. The forward had the awareness to hold the ball up for Gallagher.

The midfielder still had a lot of work ahead of him, but he managed to pick out the top corner from 16 yards out by dodging the crowded ranks.

In an attempt to respond quickly, Villa had Leon Bailey shoot at Djordje Petrovic; the goalie also turned over a drive from Ollie Watkins.

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