Where has this Chelsea been for most of the season?
From losing 4-2 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Thiago Silva’s wife criticising manager Mauricio Pochettino, they produced one of their best performances of the season to book a fifth round tie at home to Leeds United.
With Silva dropped, Conor Gallagher and Nicolas Jackson gave them a 2-0 lead at half-time before Enzo Fernandez curled a magnificent free-kick beyond his Argentina team-mate Emiliano Martinez from 30 yards.
Moussa Diaby scored a late consolation but Villa, who had warmed up for the replay with a 5-0 win away to Sheffield United, but were a shadow of the team that has impressed so often under Unai Emery.
The Athletic’s Ed Mackey and Simon Johnson analyse the action.
Where have Gallagher’s goals been?
It has been a long time since Gallagher got to feel what it is like to see a shot find the back of the net.
You have to go back to Frank Lampard’s only victory as interim head coach at Bournemouth last May for Gallagher’s last goal for Chelsea.
The England international has been one of the first team regulars this season, but he has kept his place because of his hard graft rather than end product.
Gallagher’s lack of output in the final third has given his critics plenty of ammunition that the club should…
