Cassie: The truth hurts... and the truth is Villa are a mediocre team. We don't have the quality in depth. We are a mid-table team. Unai Emery needs to buy a striker in January. If he, for whatever reason, sticks with Ollie Watkins, we will be lucky to finish in the top 10.

Chelsea claimed a much-deserved 3–0 Premier League victory at home against Aston Villa, which moved the Blues to within seven points of league-leading Liverpool.

All-time Premier League top goalscorer Alan Shearer has drawn comparisons between Unai Emery's Aston Villa side and Newcastle United's team from last season. Speaking on Match of the Day 2, the 54-year-old pundit was quick to put the two teams side-to-side after Villa fell to a 3-0 defeat away to Chelsea.