FA Cup: Chelsea Beat Aston Villa to Reach Fifth Round

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Goals from Nicolas Jackson, Connor Gallagher, and Enzo Fernandez against Aston Villa put Chelsea into an FA Cup fifth-round tie with Leeds United.

The comfortable 3-1 win and this month’s Carabao Cup final proved Chelsea’s solace in the domestic cups.

However, the Blues’ heavy defeats to Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League had still heaped pressure on manager Mauricio Pochettino.

On one of their best performances of the season, Chelsea demolished a leggy Villa whose only goal came from Moussa Diaby in injury time.

Both teams looked to get ahead early in the match, but the visitor achieved that first in the 11th minute.

An attack down the left flank sent Noni Madueke to roll the ball back for Gallagher. The English midfielder placed the ball into Emiliano Martinez’s top corner.

The Blues doubled the lead 10 minutes later as Jackson, back from AFCON duty with Senegal, headed home a right-wing cross from Malo Gusto.

Madueke’s cool form forced Villa to play counterattacks instead of focusing on attacking. The first half ended with a smattering boos from the home support at the Villa Park.

In the 54th minute, Fernandez converted a 25-yard free kick into Martinez’s top corner.

Villa couldn’t sustain any kind of dangerous threat until the late stages of the game as Diaby rolled the ball inside the post in added time.

Chelsea will play Leeds United in an FA Cup fifth-round tie on February 28.

FA Cup: Chelsea Beat Aston Villa to Reach Fifth Round

FA Cup: Chelsea Beat Aston Villa to Reach Fifth Round

Goals from Nicolas Jackson, Connor Gallagher, and Enzo Fernandez against Aston Villa put Chelsea into an FA Cup fifth-round tie with Leeds United.

Goals from Nicolas Jackson, Connor Gallagher, and Enzo Fernandez against Aston Villa put Chelsea into an FA Cup fifth-round tie with Leeds United.

The comfortable 3-1 win and this month’s Carabao Cup final proved Chelsea’s solace in the domestic cups.

The comfortable 3-1 win and this month’s Carabao Cup final proved Chelsea’s solace in the domestic cups.

However, the Blues’ heavy defeats to Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League had still heaped pressure on manager Mauricio Pochettino.

However, the Blues’ heavy defeats to Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League had still heaped pressure on manager Mauricio Pochettino.

On one of their best performances of the season, Chelsea demolished a leggy Villa whose only goal came from Moussa Diaby in injury time.

On one of their best performances of the season, Chelsea demolished a leggy Villa whose only goal came from Moussa Diaby in injury time.

Both teams looked to get ahead early in the match, but the visitor achieved that first in the 11th minute.

Both teams looked to get ahead early in the match, but the visitor achieved that first in the 11th minute.

An attack down the left flank sent Noni Madueke to roll the ball back for Gallagher. The English midfielder placed the ball into Emiliano Martinez’s top corner.

An attack down the left flank sent Noni Madueke to roll the ball back for Gallagher. The English midfielder placed the ball into Emiliano Martinez’s top corner.

The Blues doubled the lead 10 minutes later as Jackson, back from AFCON duty with Senegal, headed home a right-wing cross from Malo Gusto.

The Blues doubled the lead 10 minutes later as Jackson, back from AFCON duty with Senegal, headed home a right-wing cross from Malo Gusto.

Madueke’s cool form forced Villa to play counterattacks instead of focusing on attacking. The first half ended with a smattering boos from the home support at the Villa Park.

Madueke’s cool form forced Villa to play counterattacks instead of focusing on attacking. The first half ended with a smattering boos from the home support at the Villa Park.

In the 54th minute, Fernandez converted a 25-yard free kick into Martinez’s top corner.

In the 54th minute, Fernandez converted a 25-yard free kick into Martinez’s top corner.

Villa couldn’t sustain any kind of dangerous threat until the late stages of the game as Diaby rolled the ball inside the post in added time.

Villa couldn’t sustain any kind of dangerous threat until the late stages of the game as Diaby rolled the ball inside the post in added time.

Chelsea will play Leeds United in an FA Cup fifth-round tie on February 28.

Chelsea will play Leeds United in an FA Cup fifth-round tie on February 28.

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