Jaden Philogene-Bidace shone in a 4-1 masterclass for Aston Villa Under 23s in front of Steven Gerrard. 

The 19-year-old scored a brace at Bodymoor Heath, profiting from promising attacks and finishing precisely. 

He took the chance to impress the new manager in his stride after he was promoted to the first team under Dean Smith. 

The first goal for Villa came in the 14th minute with Philogene-Bidace striking the ball home with power. 

A collision between the Burnley goalkeeper and his defender resulted in an easy tap-in for Carney Chukwuemeka to make it 2-0. 

Burnley clawed a goal back scrappily as the first shot was saved by Filip Marschall and Jacob Bedeau poked home the rebound. 

Philogene-Bidace got his second of the evening, capitalising on a great period of play from Villa. 

The introduction of Tristan Abledeen-Goodridge ended any lingering hope for Burnley as he reacted quickly for a fourth. 

Cameron Archer’s shot had been saved by Sam Waller but the ball was pushed out to Abldeen-Goodridge who did the rest. 

The win leaves Villa 3rd in the table, one point behind local rivals West Bromwich Albion. Burnley sit in 8th, level on points with Norwich and Newcastle.

Brentford nearly scored an outrageous overhead kick in added time as Edouard Mendy was the hero to deny Christian Nørgaard. The Bees fought valiantly against the European Champions at home with Mendy keeping them in the game in the final minutes. Chelsea went away with the win and Brentford were unlucky to fall to the defeat. The Blues went top of the table and Thomas Tuchel’s men may feel quietly confident about a title fight this season. 

West London was divided as Chelsea and Brentford battled. The derby had been postponed for 74 years as Brentford languished in the Championship but since their promotion they’ve been on the up. The Bees have astounded their opposition so far, their last result was an entertaining 3-3 draw to Liverpool. Chelsea had to be on their guard.

 Romelu Lukaku scored at the back post following a pass from Timo Werner but the Belgian couldn’t celebrate for long as he was offside. Both teams were unable to break each other down in the first half. Ben Chilwell linked up with Werner as the German fired over the bar in the 37th minute. Chelsea struggled to capitalise on their opportunities but on half time Chilwell blasted a shot home. 

Ivan Toney was guilty of trying to be too clever with his chance before Romelu Lukaku skied his effort at the other end. The Belgian’s blushes were spared as he was declared offside regardless. Brentford hit the post not long after as the shot was slightly wide. The game was livening up. The Bees could have had a penalty for contact on Toney however this was denied as the striker couldn’t beat the offside trap. 

Edouard Mendy made an excellent save to deny Brentford an equaliser as Trevoh Chalobah tracked back to make a crucial goal line clearance. Brentford remained seventh in the table following this result.

Curtis Pond was the saviour for Chasetown today, making crucial saves to deny Halesowen on the attack.

The sides were unable to be separated after full time and the game had to be decided on penalties. 

It was Chasetown who emerged victorious with Jack Langston the hero for his side, scoring an emphatic penalty to send the hosts through to the next round of the FA Trophy. 

Both sides were unlucky in the shootout. Danny O’Callaghan hit the underside of the bar with his effort for Chasetown.

Halesowen had one penalty saved by Pond and Joshua Hawker hit the post with his, allowing Chasetown to come out on top. 

The Scholars Ground erupted with jubilant Chasetown fans who will hope this win can help them in the league. They sit in third place with Halesowen in first.