As a result of John McGinn's outstanding 30-yard goal, Aston Villa defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, dropping Chelsea into the bottom half of the Premier League standings and increasing the pressure on Graham Potter.

In front of an irate home crowd, the Villa captain scored 10 minutes after halftime to increase his team's lead.

The Blues supporters had high expectations after four games during which they went undefeated in all competitions.

However, fans voiced their displeasure when Ollie Watkins stunned Potter's team in the first half by capitalizing on an error by Marc Cucurella.

During the final siren, boos reverberated across the stadium as some fans yelled for Potter to be substituted as Chelsea's goal-scoring woes raised their ugly heads once more.

Yet it could have been so different for the hosts had they tucked away an early gift.

Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez rolled the ball short to Boubacar Kamara, who dithered in possession and allowed Mykhailo Mudryk to nick it.

The home crowd sensed a first Chelsea goal for the Ukrainian but Martinez managed to divert his shot to safety.

Great 3 points away, against a good team, focused on the next game Tuesday. amazing fan for support 😍❤️👏🏻😃 pic.twitter.com/oBk8QdNI5B— Álex Moreno (@AlexMoreno) April 1, 2023

After that chance went begging, the Blues were nearly made to pay instantly.

Potter's defence, with Reece James in a central three in place of the injured Wesley Fofana, parted to allow McGinn to release Watkins.

But with only Kepa Arrizabalaga to beat, he pulled his shot wide.

McGinn went closer on 15 minutes when his curling effort smacked the crossbar.

Chelsea, suddenly on the back foot, had received two early warnings. Neither would be heeded.

The opening goal was a calamity for Cucurella.

Douglas Luiz's ball forward looked an easy mop-up job for Kalidou Koulibaly but his back-peddling team-mate nodded it into the path of Watkins.

This time, the in-form Villa striker made the most of his opportunity and lifted the ball over Arrizabalaga to make it 1-0.

Emiliano Martínez. That's the tweet. pic.twitter.com/DUqPJjTVEl— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 1, 2023

Joao Felix showed quick, delicate feet inside the box to make space for a shot that Martinez did well to beat behind at his near post as the hosts rallied.

Mudryk's moment finally appeared to have arrived soon after when he found space.

But he shot too early and the weak effort was easily gathered by Martinez.

Soon Chelsea's pressure was relentless.

Ben Chilwell came close when he pulled away from McGinn down the left and struck a post, before Felix shot wide following a goalmouth scramble.

Martinez was required again, this time diving low to his left to keep out Kai Havertz's clipped effort towards the bottom corner.

Potter's team were on top but plenty of chances resulted in nothing more than frustration come the break.

McGinn's goal after 55 minutes deepened their woes.

His whipped effort was hit crisply as Chelsea failed to clear a corner.

The blue shirts that flung themselves in front to try and block the shot did so in vain and the ball dropped beyond Arrizabalaga's dive.

From there, Chelsea kept toiling, applying busy, urgent pressure, without any real penetration.

N'Golo Kante emerged from the bench to play his first minutes under Potter but there was to be no denying Unai Emery's men.

To make matters worse for Potter, the result saw the Villans leapfrog his side as Chelsea slipped to 11th, a point behind Fulham following their defeat at Bournemouth.