It was a deserved victory for the Cottagers in their victory over the Villars.
The home side took the lead when Harrison Reed drilled home a corner kick.
The home side dominated the first half and had two chances to take the lead, but neither was taken.
Villa's evening went from bad to worse just after the hour mark, when Douglas Luiz was shown a straight red card after being assessed by the video assistant referee to have head-butted the Serbian.
The home side took full advantage of their numerical advantage, taking a 2-0 lead from the penalty spot after Matt Cash was sent off.
The goal was greeted by chants of "you're getting sacked in the morning" by section of the away end.
The result leaves the side precariously above the bottom of the table.
The Villa fans booed their players off the field at half-time and again in the latter stages of the game, after they had been jeered by the home crowd.
Chants of "You're getting sacked in the morning" and "Steven Gerrard, get out of our club" echoed around the ground after Mings' own goal.
In the first half, the score was kept down by the goal-line clearance and several impressive saves fromMartinez.
It could have been a lot worse for the team if they had given Marco Silva's team too much space in the last third.
The decision to replace Danny Ings with Leander Dendoncker was met by loud applause from sections of the Putney End.
This was a step in the wrong direction for the 42-year-old and his players after he said before the game that his side were close to where they wanted to be.
Silva's onlyqualm with the Cottagers' first-half display was that it should have yielded more than Reed's opener.
Willian, who made his comeback from injury against Bournemouth, was particularly active in the opening stages as the hosts took the game to their opponents.
The Brazilian had a shot blocked by the foot of the Spaniard before releasing a low ball which evaded everyone in the box.
Two spectacular long-range efforts were missed by the impressive Pereira.
A run of three league games without victory in emphatic style was ended by the hosts.
The win is the biggest in the top flight for nine years.
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