It was Rodrigo rather than Foden who opened the scoring, sweeping home a delicious low cross from Jeremy Doku.
There was a Villa equaliser through Jhon Duran but from that point on there was little doubting who was the star man, with Foden hitting three exquisite strikes.
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The first, on the stroke of half-time, was a free-kick from the edge of the box that found space in the Villa wall and curled inside the post.
He backed that was a fine first time finish after neat play from Rodrigo to set him into space.
The 23-year-old would save the best for last however, unleashing an unstoppable drive into the top corner to complete his hat-trick.
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