Palmer stars again as three-goal Chelsea punish out-of-sorts Villa 

Chelsea's Cole Palmer (centre) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game

Chelsea bolstered their Premier League title credentials with a stirring victory over a faltering Aston Villa side at Stamford Bridge.

First-half goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez and a wonderful curling effort from Cole Palmer six minutes from time extended Villa's woeful run of form to eight games in all competitions without a win.