Hiddink was able to hand debuts to three players - Matt Miazga, Pato and Jake Clarke-Salter - and Pato was on target shortly after coming on, converting from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 after winning the kick himself.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who performed well throughout, had opened the scoring and Pedro added a brace in the second half.
'At the end there was a strange atmosphere, which is understandable given Aston Villa's situation, but we started the game very well and killed the game off in the first half with good football,' he said. 'We defended well, pressed high and got the goals. The game was over after the second goal.'
On the performance of Pato
'It was good to see him come in, of course the expectation was for him to come in earlier but we had to give him a pre-season. It wasn't the toughest Premier League game but we are happy to see him play and we will see how he copes. The players see him suffering by training with the first team and then doing extra work so they are happy, they recognise his situation and it was a relief for him to get his first goal.'
'It would be nice to be unbeaten until the end of the season. When I bring young kids in there is a bigger risk of failure, but I prefer that.'
News credit: Chelsea website.
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