[Video Goals] Aston Villa 0-4 Chelsea: Pato Scores On Debut As Blues Thrash Villa

Pedro scored twice as Chelsea thrashed a sorry Aston Villa side 4-0 at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon to move up to ninth in the Premier League table.

The Blues opened the scoring midway through the first half when youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek slotted home Cesar Azpilicueta’s 26th minute cross for 1-0.

The visitors took control of the game on the stroke of half-time as Alexandre Pato came off the bench for the injured Loic Remy to score on his debut as he made no mistake from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 in first half injury time.

The game was over as a contest just seconds after the restart as Pedro swept home following an excellent move involving substitute Oscar before the Spanish international completed the rout from a tight angle in the 59th minute.

The win sees Chelsea climb above Liverpool into ninth spot in the table and to within seven points of the top four.

Watch all the goals here: