Chelsea were well beaten by a workmanlike Aston Villa side at Griffin Park this evening in the Barclays Premier Reserve League South.
Two goals each side of half time settled it for the Midlanders.
Andreas Weimann (9 mins) and Ciaran Clark (26 mins) both capitalised on goalkeeping errors in the first half, whilst Clark made it a brace in the 50th minute and Ross Turnbull was unable to stop Marc Albrighton scoring from long range in the 69th minute.
Chelsea: Ross Turnbull, Seth Ofori-Twumasi, Carl Magnay (Gokhan Tore 75), Sam Hutchinson, Ben Gordon, Jeffrey Bruma, Michael Woods, Gael Kakuta, Fabio Borini, Daniel Sturridge, Jacopo Sala. Unused Subs: Nikki Ahamed, Rhys Taylor, Daniel Philliskirk, Adam Phillip.
Aston Villa: Andy Marshall, Eric Lichaj, Shane Lowry, Moustapha Salifou, Ciaran Clark, Nathan Baker, Marc Albrighton (James Collins 74), Isaiah Osbourne (Dominik Hofbauer 68), Andreas Weimann (Matthew Roome 80), Chris Herd, Barry Bannan. Subs: Elliott Parish, Gary Gardner.
Attendance: 316.
