Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary as rock-bottom Aston Villa host Chelsea at Villa Park. Team news to follow.

Ayew almost catches out Courtois with a quick chest down and volley. Decent effort but a comfortable save.

STAT: For the fourth time in PL history, a substitute has scored a first half goal from the penalty spot. The previous two occasions also involved a Chelsea player: Frank Lampard against Swansea City on 28 April 2013 and Diego Costa against Sunderland on 24 May 2015.

Ayew and Pato clash and Neil Swarbrick has a word. No cards brandished.

And it’s Brad Guzan to the rescue to save a curling effort from Oscar.

More good play from Pato in that build-up and now Villa are in danger of conceding a hatful.

GOAL CHELSEA! Only taken a couple of minutes and Pedro slots home Oscar’s neat cut back. Game over.

Back underway here at Villa Park with Chelsea cruising at 2-0. Villa lose and potentially they’re only seven days away from relegation. Oscar is on for Kenedy.

STAT: Villa have repaired a two-goal deficit in the PL to ultimately win on five occasions, most recently on 29 January 2014 against West Brom (0-2 behind, 4-3 victory).

HALF TIME: Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 2

And Pato smashes it to Guzan’s right to score on debut. The keeper got a tiny finger on it but that's a good penalty.

Penalty! Pato is fouled in the box and it’s a yellow card for Cissokho.

CLOSE! Loftus-Cheek pounces on a poor pass from Sanchez and slides his shot just wide. Three added minutes.

Gil back on his feet and play continues. Probably be a couple of added minutes.

Gil has gone down after a challenge from Baba. Barely touched him but he looks in agony.

Ayew has looked very lively. Villa can actually consider themselves slightly unlucky to be behind, on balance.

CLOSE! Ayew skips through two tackles in the box before sliding his shot just wide of the post.