Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was delighted to break his duck in their FA Cup replay win at Aston Villa.

Gallagher scored his first goal of the season in the 3-1 victory.

He later said: "I think after our last couple of performances everyone was determined to have a good one tonight, and it was. Most importantly it was a win as well.

"That's what we need every game. The last two games were not up to our standards. Everyone was really up for it and raring to give the fans a good performance, and that's what we did.

"The manager knows the level we can play at. We know how we can play and tonight we showed that. A lot of times this season we haven't been good enough. Also this season we've shown we've been really good against the top teams. So we know how good we can be. Like I said, tonight we showed that."

Asked if scoring his first goal of the season was a relief, Gallagher replied: "It is to be fair, finally. Obviously, I like to score goals, I'd like to score more. This season I haven't done so, so I'd like to get a few more.

"We're really buzzing, Villa are a top team. To beat them tonight, how we did, is brilliant. Hopefully we'll take a lot of confidence into the next game."