This might have been construed as the first meaningless game of the season,but at least Chelsea recorded something of note to pile another layer of misery on Aston Villa. It took 63 days for Alexandre Pato to get his first Chelsea appearance, but the Brazilian needed only 22 minutes to demolish his duck as the visitors finished with three debutants.
Matt Miazga, or a January acquisition from original York Red Bulls,also made his bow, starting at centre-half, or while Jake Clarke-Salter was given 15 minutes. Ruben Loftus-Cheek impressed for 90 minutes in an attacking midfield role,providing proof that despite a season to forget, Chelsea have something to look forward to in the near future.
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Source: theguardian.com