Former England winger Chris Waddle
BBC Radio 5 live at Villa Park

"Aston Villa are getting a lot of joy down the left-wing. They know they have to score to stay in the game and are asking Chelsea questions. It just makes you wonder why they don't start like this though."

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Villa Park

"An update on Villa's Premier League scoring drought, which was already longer than the Godfather and Lord of the Rings film trilogies. Paul Lambert's side have now surpassed the length of the Police Academy movies (627 minutes) without scoring and are closing in on the Fast and Furious series (six films with a total running time of 684 minutes), which definitely does not describe Villa's attack in this game."

Has Mrs Bevan been subjected to a bit of a movie marathon in the name of research this week Bevo?

Hmm, there looks to a chink in the Chelsea armour and that is in the shape of a very nervy display by Thibaut Courtois so far. Villa have barely threatened but win a couple of corners that Courtois flaps at unconvincingly.

Aston Villa then have their best chance of the half as John Terry takes his eye off Gabby Agbonlahor, who rises unmarked to meet a cross in the middle of the area, but sends his header over the bar.

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Villa Park

"The Chelsea fans crammed into a corner of Villa Park were a jubilant jumping mass of blue when Eden Hazard scored their goal but, since they have stopped celebrating, the ground has been almost completely silent - so quiet in fact that I could hear Hazard yelp in pain when he was caught by a late Ashley Westwood challenge. The Belgian is back on his feet now and appears unharmed."

Ten hours and 26 minutes without a goal for Aston Villa. They have a rare foray into the final third of Chelsea's half as Ashley Westwood finds Aly Cissokho wide left, but his cross can't find a team-mate and the visitors clear.

Dion Dublin
BBC Final Score

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"It's patient play from Chelsea. Because Didier Drogba is playing he drags the defence out and leaves gaps behind. There was a nice little two-yard gap for Eden Hazard, and after perfect centre-forward's run across the full-back, he had a tap in."

Martin Briggs: And the floodgates open at Villa Park...

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How do you stop Eden Hazard? Stand on his foot is Ashley Westwood's answer. He catches Hazard when trying to steal possession and Hazard goes straight to ground. He does make a bit of a meal of it though.

Former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks
Final Score

"That was a very good Chelsea goal. Villa do seem to play a very high defensive line, and that is high-risk against a very talented opposition. Willian, who is very quick, found Hazard to fire it into the back of the net. A very well-constructed goal."

Former England winger Chris Waddle
BBC Radio 5 live at Villa Park

"Too easy. Eden Hazard just runs across the full-back Alan Hutton, it's not the best of contacts for the finish but Brad Guzan had no chance. It's a terrible goal to give away."

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It begins...

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Far, far too easy for the league leaders as Oscar chases a ball down right flank, cuts it back for Willian inside the area and he then feeds Eden Hazard to sweep home. That was their first real attack, worrying times for Villa.

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Villa Park

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"The Chelsea fans are the noisiest so far, singing about their upcoming trip to Wembley in the Capital One Cup final. The Villa fans managed a roar when their team crossed the halfway line for the first time, but they have not done much more than that. Left-back Aly Cissoko has been the home side's best attacking outlet so far, but with Christian Benteke out of the team he does not have much to aim at with his crosses."

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Tom Cleverley's first involvement in the game is to dive in with a crunching challenge on Cesar Azpilicueta. Yellow card for the Villa man.

Former England winger Chris Waddle
BBC Radio 5 live at Villa Park

"Aston Villa do like to play on the counter attack but that is what frustrates the fans here. They want to go and attack sides but Gabriel Agbonlahor is on his own up front, and he and Villa will be waiting for Chelsea to lose the ball."

Chelsea are wearing their third kit today. What would you call it, sea blue? I'm going with that, and unsurprisingly it is the away side who are dominating possession in the opening exchanges. Villa look very wary, eager not to make an early error and let Chelsea in.

The referee blows his whistle and we are up and running...

Tom Sharpe: Benteke is on the bench because out of him and Weimann, Weimann is playing better. And it will give Benteke a kick up the backside.

Adam G: Benteke hasn't been firing for Villa. Terry did once say that Agbonlahor was the most difficult forward he has played against...

Rich Lang: Agree 100% with Benteke being on the bench. It's like we've played with 10 men the last six weeks. Might wake him up for Hull.

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Come on Jose, flash us a smile. The Chelsea boss strolls out of the tunnel, hands in his pockets and a frown upon his face. In fairness, Villa Park has not been kind to him in the past, surely that will change today?

The players are on the pitch and we are not far off getting under way.

Robbie Savage
BBC Sport pundit

"Villa have gone 612 minutes without scoring a league goal but every time I see a Villa team sheet and they are at home, I think they might nick something.

"There is no such thing as being too good to go down but, of all the teams fighting the drop, Villa have the most quality in their squad."

Read more from Robbie here.

Former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks
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"Villa have started many games very negatively and paid the price. Paul Lambert has today left out Benteke, and he is the best player at that club, and has been for some time. He's a striker other clubs will be look at, wondering if they can nick him. Lambert has to be very careful how he handles this lad."