Team news
Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be available on Sunday after recovering from injury and illness, respectively.
Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making ten modifications to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player keeping his location.
Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing out on two matches with a foot problem.
Jacob Ramsey stays out, however fit-again Boubacar Kamara went back to the Villa line-up versus Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused alternative following a hip problem.
Match realities
Head-to-head
Aston Villa can earn three successive away league wins versus Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having actually done so in between 1930 and 1933.
Villa is competing to end up being the first visiting group to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
These groups also satisfied in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in your home.
Chelsea
Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season against the teams that finished in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
Nevertheless, their only 3 defeats in the past 27 top-flight games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
The Blues are in danger of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time since a run of nine in 1978-79.
Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually come at home, the lowest portion of any side this term.
Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight involved in 17 objectives in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
No player has actually created more chances from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made four looks in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he only has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are winless in 7 games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a triumph under Unai Emery.
They lost all three competitive away matches in November, having won 5 and drawn among their opening 6 fixtures on the road this season.
Vacation home have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.
Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa yielded 31 goals, an average of 1.82 per game.
Ollie Watkins might end up being the first going to player to score 3 match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Jhon Duran scored 5 goals in his very first 8 substitute looks for Villa this season however has stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
Objective Prediction
The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has actually decreased, however they still develop numerous opportunities; their completing is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).
Corner Prediction
These teams are amongst the league leaders in earned. They balance about 6 corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners looks like an ideal bet, specifically because this bet has actually struck in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Use the ">BET9ja Promo Code YOHAIG for a tempting ₦100K Welcome Bonus when you make your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is NGN 100. Plus you get a 170% boost bonus!
Match Prediction
Offered their present kind, Chelsea appears like the favourite. However one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one victory. The visitors will produce opportunities; if their ending up doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will happen. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, however anticipating an outcome is too risky, so as a crucial bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 goals. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.
