Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be offered on Sunday after recovering from injury and disease, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making 10 changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer maintaining his location.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing two matches with a foot issue.

Jacob Ramsey stays out, but fit-again Boubacar Kamara went back to the Villa line-up against Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused replacement following a hip problem.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn 3 successive away league wins against Chelsea for just the second time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  home is vying to end up being the first checking out team to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge considering that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These groups also met in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season against the groups that ended up in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  However, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and in your home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues remain in danger of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time because a run of nine in 1978-79.
  
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the most affordable percentage of any side this term.
  
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has been directly involved in 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and setting up 5.
  
  

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  No player has created more possibilities 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 versus Aston Villa; he only has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with 5 times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 video games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a triumph under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all three competitive away matches in November, having won 5 and drawn one of their opening 6 fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Villa have made 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.
  
  

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  Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches can be found in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins could become the very first visiting gamer to score 3 match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored 5 goals in his first eight substitute appearances 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 2 current head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has decreased, but they still produce lots of possibilities; their completing is lacking. Considering Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They average about six corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimal bet, particularly considering that this bet has actually struck in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. TRY the Bet9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a spectacular N100000 Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is NGN 100. Plus you get a 170 percent multiplier boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Provided their current form, Chelsea looks like the favourite. However one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will produce chances; if their finishing does not disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but forecasting an outcome is too dangerous, so as an important bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.