Marco Asensio scored twice as Aston Villa hit back to beat Chelsea 2-1 in a dramatic Premier League clash.

Asensio – who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain – netted Villa's winner in the 89th minute of Saturday's contest, though Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen made a calamitous error.

Jorgensen allowed Asensio's volley from Marcus Rashford's cross to squirm in, further compounding Chelsea's goalkeeper conundrum.

Asensio had earlier restored parity after hooking in from close range following Rashford's cutback, with the goal awarded after a VAR review overturned an initial offside call.

Enzo Fernandez had put Chelsea ahead in the ninth minute, finishing from close range after fine work from Pedro Neto.

Cole Palmer squandered a golden opportunity to restore Chelsea's lead following Asensio's equaliser, failing to direct an effort beyond the backtracking Ezri Konsa, and the Blues were ultimately made to pay.

Enzo Maresca, whose team created chances worth 2.12 expected goals to Villa's 2.56 xG, must now re-focus his players ahead of Tuesday's clash with lowly Southampton, while Villa will travel to Crystal Palace full of confidence.

Data Debrief: Marco makes his mark

Asensio was once of Europe's most highly touted youngsters, though a series of injuries have perhaps prevented him living up to his full potential.

However, the 29-year-old has plenty of quality in his locker, and though his equaliser was a case of being in the right place at the right time, and then his winner coming with a bit of luck, he is now up and running at Villa. This was his fifth brace in Europe's top five leagues, though the first time he has netted twice in a match since scoring a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Mallorca in September 2021.

Rashford set up both goals, meaning he has been directly involved in six goals (four goals, two assists) in nine Premier League home games against Chelsea.

Only against Arsenal (eight) does he have more goals and assists in the competition.

Villa have won 18 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other team, while 13 of the 15 points Chelsea have dropped from winning positions in 2024-25 have come since Boxing Day 2024 – more than any other side.