Villa score for the first time in seven League games under Paul Lambert but lose for the fourth consecutive game as the dreadful fare served up becomes laughable were it not so serious as an impotent boardroom does nothing to halt the slide.

Villa lose their 12th game in 24 under Paul Lambert.

Since the start of 2013-14 Paul Lambert had led Villa to 32 defeats in 62 League matches. 

Villa are now without a win in 9 League games under Paul Lambert 

Villa recorded the second lowest goals total ever in a top flight season after 24 games (12), only eclipsed by the eleven scored by Leicester City in 1977-78. 

The defeat to Chelsea represented Paul Lambert’s 100th league match in charge during which time he had lost 49, won 25 and scored 98. 

Of his total of 114 games in charge, Lambert had lost 55. 

Villa had secured 12 points from a possible 60 across the last twenty matches under Paul Lambert. 

Meanwhile, Lambert spoke absolute nonsense in his post match interview as his reality bending narrative once again came to the fore.

Jores Okore scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance (17 Starts) to make it W5 D5 L9, 1 Goal and 7 Bookings at a rate well over 1 booking for every 3 matches played. Okore would later be accused of match fixing at Aalborg Boldspilklub.

Carles Gil contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W1 D0 L3, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Tom Cleverley collecs his 5th booking in a Villa shirt to make it W5 D5 L12 and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.