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Lee Hendrie blasts Chelsea defender's 'schoolboy defending' in defeat against Aston Villa as the pressure mounts on Graham Potter again... but Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink urges his former club to stick by their 'young' squad and manager

Former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has blasted Marc Cucurella for his 'schoolboy' defending as Chelsea fell to a 2-0 defeat to Unai Emery's side.

Goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn either side of the break saw Aston Villa leapfrog Graham Potter's side into the top half to pile yet more pressure on the west London club.

Having to withstand waves of pressure for large periods, Aston Villa appeared to carry out their manager's instructions to the letter, soaking up Chelsea attacks before looking to hit their opponents on the counter-attack.