BBC Sport - Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa By Owen Phillips BBC Sport at Stamford Bridge Chelsea turned on the style to completely destroy in-form Aston Villa and move back up to third place in the Premier League. Fernando Torres continued his resurgence under Blues manager Rafael Benitez with a towering third-minute header to set the Blues on their way. And a stunning David Luiz free-kick and Branislav Ivanovic header as good as wrapped up victory before the interval. Frank Lampard marked his 500th Premier League start by crashing home a fourth on the hour and two strikes from substitute Ramires, an Oscar penalty and a fine individual effort from Eden Hazard rounded off the scoring. As well as providing more evidence of Chelsea's growing momentum under Benitez, the thrashing revised the Premier League record books. Villa feel the pain The defeat was Aston Villa's heaviest in top-flight football. They have lost 7-0 on five previous occasions - most recently in 1950. The result marked the first time seven players from one team have scored in a match and matched Chelsea's record 8-0 win over Wigan from May 2010. Buoyed by their fine recent form and stunning win over Liverpool last Saturday, an unchanged Villa started brightly enough, despite falling behind so early. But Ivanovic's goal 11 minutes before the break seem to completely deflate the visitors and they were ripped apart at will in the second half. A majestic performance from Lampard, and his midfield partner David Luiz, laid the platform for a dominant display that could have easily seen them reach double figures. By the end Villa looked a shadow of the side who have been playing with such spirit, energy and passion and who headed to Stamford Bridge unbeaten in six and with a Capital One Cup semi-final date looming. In contrast Benitez's Blues played with the sort of fluency and class that even the manager's staunchest critic will find hard to resist as they bettered Liverpool's 6-0 win over Derby in September 2007 to deliver the Spaniard's best league win in English football. The hosts started where they left off against Leeds in midweek, Torres opening the scoring with his seventh goal in six games when he found the top corner with a superb 15-yard header from a teasing Ivanovic cross. Villa held their own for 20 minutes but Luiz crashed home a wondrous, dipping 25-yard free-kick to double the lead. And after Ivanovic reacted brilliantly to head in after a fine turn and shot from fellow centre-back Gary Cahill, Villa simply capitulated. England midfielder Lampard, so influential in Chelsea's midweek Capital One cup battering of Leeds, gave a typically authoritative display which makes a mockery of any suggestion that he would not be offered a new contract at Stamford Bridge. Premier League's biggest wins 4 March 1995 - Manchester United 9 Ipswich 0. 19 September 1999 - Newcastle 8 Sheffield Wednesday 0. 22 November 2009 - Tottenham 9 Wigan 1 9 May 2010 - Chelsea 8 Wigan 0 He smashed in the fourth from 25 yards on the hour and the floodgates truly opened as Chelsea scored four goals in the final 15 minutes. Substitute Ramires slotted number five after a fine pass from fellow substitute Lucas Piazon. Another sub, Oscar, blasted number six into the roof of the net after he was felled by Chris Herd. Number seven duly arrived when Hazard danced through, exchanged passes with Piazon, and arrowed a shot into the corner of the net. Piazon saw a late penalty brilliantly saved after being fouled by Ciaran Clark, but the eighth goal did arrive when Ramires side-footed in after a break from Oscar. Chelsea 01 Cech 02 Ivanovic 03 Cole 04 David Luiz 24 Cahill 28 Azpilicueta 08 Lampard (Ramires - 61') 10 Mata (Piazon - 74') 13 Moses 17 Hazard 09 Torres (Oscar - 67') 22 Turnbull 19 Ferreira 07 Ramires 11 Oscar 21 Marin 57 Ake 35 Piazon Aston Villa 22 Guzan 06 Clark 30 Lichaj (Bennett - 56') 32 Baker 34 Lowton 15 Westwood (Ireland - 56') 25 Bannan 31 Herd 14 Holman (Bowery - 79') 20 Benteke 26 Weimann 01 Given 27 Bennett 07 Ireland 08 El Ahmadi 12 Albrighton 16 Delph 21 Bowery