Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink was delighted with Alexandre Pato's goalscoring performance in victory at Aston Villa.

The striker, who joined Chelsea in January on loan from Brazilian club Corinthians, marked his first appearance for the Blues with a goal in the final minute of the first half. After Aly Cissokho had barged into the back of him, Pato picked himself up to score from the penalty spot.

Hiddink said: "It was good to see him coming in. I could have brought him in earlier but now with his physical condition he can show his quality and that is why he has come in the team relatively late.

"It was not the most toughest game, you have to take that into consideration, so we will see how he copes against more resistance.

"He has been suffering, literally, doing extra work with the fitness coach and other coaches and the other players see that and are happy for him so they are relieved to see him score his first goal."