Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has vowed to put Aston Villa to the sword just like his side did with a 7-1 demolision a few weeks back, when the two sides meet at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final this weekend.
Carlo Ancelotti's side hammered Villa 7-1 only a matter of weeks ago at Stamford Bridge giving them a boost ahead of Saturday's cup repeat.
But far from deflating Martin O'Neill's side, Lampard believes the thrashing has given the Villans the perfect motivation to knock the Londoners out of the competition.
"It was a good feeling to beat them like that. It's going to be a kick up the bum for them and they are going to want to address that," the England midfielder told the BBC's MOTD Xtra.
"We'll try and recreate what we did. They are going to be very determined to not get beaten again in that way."
"It will certainly put them on their toes. It is by no means certain that we'll just roll them over again, it will be a tough game.
And stranger things have happened in the cup; Crystal Palace lost 9-1 to Liverpool in the league in 1990 and then went on to beat the Reds 4-3 in one of the great FA Cup semi-finals.
"These games are on off occasions. If you turn up a bit sleepy or off the pace a team like Villa are going to beat you," Lampard added.
"I don't think it's ultimate confidence, we knew how we wanted to be with Arsenal last year, we were very strong with them, we knew how we wanted to play them."
Should Chelsea reach the final of the FA Cup then they have a real chance of winning 'the double' for the first time in their history.
It's an aim which Lampard is very much keeping at the front of his mind.
"It would be huge. As a club we haven't done that," he said.
"At the end of a very long season we're in a situation where we can do this (win the double). It's a great position to be in.
"Certain times of the season have been difficult but we have to remember we are still in there with that opportunity."
Carlo Ancelotti's side hammered Villa 7-1 only a matter of weeks ago at Stamford Bridge giving them a boost ahead of Saturday's cup repeat.
But far from deflating Martin O'Neill's side, Lampard believes the thrashing has given the Villans the perfect motivation to knock the Londoners out of the competition.
"It was a good feeling to beat them like that. It's going to be a kick up the bum for them and they are going to want to address that," the England midfielder told the BBC's MOTD Xtra.
"We'll try and recreate what we did. They are going to be very determined to not get beaten again in that way."
"It will certainly put them on their toes. It is by no means certain that we'll just roll them over again, it will be a tough game.
And stranger things have happened in the cup; Crystal Palace lost 9-1 to Liverpool in the league in 1990 and then went on to beat the Reds 4-3 in one of the great FA Cup semi-finals.
"These games are on off occasions. If you turn up a bit sleepy or off the pace a team like Villa are going to beat you," Lampard added.
"I don't think it's ultimate confidence, we knew how we wanted to be with Arsenal last year, we were very strong with them, we knew how we wanted to play them."
Should Chelsea reach the final of the FA Cup then they have a real chance of winning 'the double' for the first time in their history.
It's an aim which Lampard is very much keeping at the front of his mind.
"It would be huge. As a club we haven't done that," he said.
"At the end of a very long season we're in a situation where we can do this (win the double). It's a great position to be in.
"Certain times of the season have been difficult but we have to remember we are still in there with that opportunity."
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