Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood disappointed with errors in Chelsea defeat

Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood bemoaned his side's mistakes as they lost 2-0 at Chelsea.

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan gifted the hosts their opener with a poor clearance, and Jose Mourinho's side never looked back as they went on to win comfortably.

Villa have now lost five Premier League games in a row, sitting 18th in the table and four points from safety, and Sherwood was disappointed how they made it too easy for Chelsea.

"The first goal in any football match is important, and they never had to work too hard for that," he said.

"When you make mistakes like that at [Stamford] Bridge - they've got world-class players - you're going to get punished, and we did, then you've got an uphill task.

"That is worrying. I don't want to get used to it, I'm certain of that.

"But we have to move on and learn from those mistakes, because they're costing us at the moment, and when you're in the position in the league we are, they'll continue to cost you."

It was a vital win for Mourinho's side, who were 16th heading into Saturday's encounter and desperate for a result as they looked to rediscover their title-winning form from last season.

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And Sherwood believes the Blues will soon be back to a more familiar position in the Premier League table.

"We know Chelsea are not going to be where they were before today for the rest of the season," he added.

"They'll be challenging for the title, they'll be up and around it, we know that. It's just a matter of time before they come good.

"I'm not sure they were fantastically good today, but we didn't get the rub of the green, certainly with the second goal."