Chelsea vs Aston Villa: Five talking points

Notable mention:

Ivanovic loves Aston Villa

Ivanovic just loves scoring against Villa

Branislav Ivanovic has emerged as one of the best full-backs in the league. Ivanovic is of a rare breed of full-backs who are equally comfortable defending and going forward.

Ivanovic, on Wednesday, was a real spark on the right, on a day when Mata was quiet. The Serbian made surging runs and went on to attack at every possible opportunity and tracked back well.

It was him who got the all important goal for Chelsea and his fourth against Villa – the team he has scored most against.

Though he was lucky to be on the field after a couple of elbow-blows to Benteke, and his goal was marginally offside, it’s about making the most of the opportunity at hand and he did just that.