It was another defeat for Chelsea on the road in the Premier League as Aston Villa completed a comeback to claim a 2-1 win at Villa Park on Saturday night.

This is probably the toughest defeat of the season because the reaction from Brighton was brilliant,” Maresca said. “The performance was very good but in this moment its not enough. “The reason I said before its the toughest defeat of the season is that today our team was there.

The Blues were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa in the Premier League, with Enzo Fernandez scoring what proved to be a goal in vain at Villa Park. The defeat leaves Chelsea in seventh place in the top flight standings,