Mueez Ajao
On a Saturday Cristiano Ronaldo announced his return to Man U with two goals, Chelsea forward, Romelo Lukaku, achieved same.
– Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic end their long waits to score for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, while Edouard Mendy was in fine form to keep out Aston Villa and Saul Niguez disappointed on debut.
– Romelu Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic scored their first Stamford Bridge goals for Chelsea as the Blues beat Aston Villa 3-0 to move level on points with Manchester United at the top of the early Premier League table.
– On his second home debut for the club Lukaku was brilliantly clinical to finish after Kovacic’s through ball on 15 minutes and, after the break, the Croatian pounced on a poor Tyrone Mings back pass (49) to net his own maiden home goal for the club.
– Chelsea’s sketchy first-half display led to debutant Saul Niguez being hooked at half-time but the Blues maintained their unbeaten start to the season. Villa – who were missing key men Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia due to their international trip with Argentina – have four points from their first four fixtures.
– Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season continues and they move up into second, only behind Manchester United on goals scored. Next up for them is the Champions League when they face Zenit. Villa couldn’t add to their own unbeaten run, but they’ll be hoping to get back to winning ways against Everton next time out.
