Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be readily available on Sunday after recuperating from injury and disease, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making ten changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player retaining his location.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing 2 matches with a foot issue.

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 substitute following a hip issue.

Match truths

Head-to-head

• 
  
• 
  Aston Villa can earn 3 succeeding away league wins against Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having done so in between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  Rental property is contending to end up being the first visiting team to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  These groups also met in last season's FA Cup 4th round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
  
  

Chelsea

• 
  
• 
  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season against the teams that ended up in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  Nevertheless, their only 3 beats 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 risk of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time since a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  
  

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

• 
  
• 
  Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight involved in 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  No player has produced more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 appearances in all competitions without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced 5 times.
  
  

Aston Villa

• 
  
• 
  Aston Villa are winless in seven games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a victory under Unai Emery.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won five and drawn among their opening six components 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 clean sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  Ollie Watkins might become the first going to gamer to score three match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

• 
  
• 
  Jhon Duran scored 5 goals in his very first eight alternative looks for Villa this season but has actually stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has actually slowed down, however they still produce numerous chances; their completing is lacking. Considering Chelsea has actually conceded 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 corner kicks made. They average about 6 corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, specifically because this bet has hit in five consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. USE the Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a great N100K Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit is NGN 100. You will also receive a 170% multiple boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their current form, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, specifically considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will develop opportunities; if their completing doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will take place. We expect a with a rating of 2:2, but forecasting an outcome is too risky, so as an important bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.