Villa make their point

Luke Moore converted Mark Delaney's cross with 13 minutes remaining to cancel out Dutch winger Arjen Robben's early opener in a vibrant clash at Villa Park to make it 1-1 – a fair result according to O'Leary. "The draw was the least we deserved," the Irishman said. “We played really well and took the game to them. We had a strong start all and we did wrong in the first half was give a stupid goal away. But we were the better before the break.

"Full credit to the players because Chelsea are a great team, and we should also have had a penalty but then so should they." The penalty decisions rankled for Mourinho, who team were also denied a late spot-kick in the corresponding last year when Didier Drogba was felled. "It was a very good game played with a lot of intensity," the Portuguese said. "They played to get a result with a lot of self-belief from the first minute. But the referee was not at the level of the game and at the level of both teams. John Terry gave away a penalty and Robben won a penalty.

"But a penalty in 35 minutes and a penalty in 85 minutes are two different things. It's not an excuse for the result. Villa deserved a point." The result extends Chelsea's Villa Park hoodoo and they have now not won their in the Premiership since 1999.