Maresca may have to get inventive at left-back, with scans set to reveal whether Marc Cucurella suffered a hamstring injury against Villa. The Spaniard asked to be substituted around the 70-minute mark, and was replaced by Malo Gusto. Jorrel Hato has been injured and may well miss out again.

We analyse the talking points from Stamford Bridge as Aston Villa came from behind to extend their winning run to eight matches

Chelsea were overall better than Aston Villa but a dreadful final 30 minutes saw them lose at home for the first time since October.

Chelsea threw away a commanding position as Aston Villa stretched their winning run to 11 games, thanks to an Ollie Watkins brace in a 2-1 comeback win. Joao Pedro put the Blues into a deserved first-half lead but a wretched second half from Enzo Maresca's side put paid to their faint Premier League title ambitions as Watkins stole the show on Saturday night.

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Hato joined from Ajax in the summer for an initial fee of £35.5 million ($47.9 million) as Chelsea sought versatile cover for the ever-present Marc Cucurella, but the 19-year-old is yet to see his Stamford Bridge career take flight.

Chelsea managed to snatch defeat from the cusp of victory, succumbing to a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.The Blues were the better side in the first half and took a deserved lead into