Team news

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

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

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be included after missing out on two matches with a foot problem.

Jacob Ramsey remains out, however fit-again Boubacar Kamara returned to the Villa line-up against Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused replacement following a hip concern.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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  Villa is competing to end up being the very first checking out team to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge since 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 in the house.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season versus the groups that ended up in the top four (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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

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  The Blues are in danger of going 7 successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time considering that a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  
  

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

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  Nicolas Jackson has been straight involved in 17 objectives in his previous 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and setting up 5.
  
  

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  No gamer has actually produced more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made 4 looks in all competitors without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he only has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with 5 times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 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 components on the road this season.
  
  

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  Villa have actually 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 came in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa conceded 31 goals, an average of 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins could become the very first checking out player 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 but has actually stopped working to score in eight 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 goal parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has slowed down, but they still produce many possibilities; their completing is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has actually yielded 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 6 corner kicks per video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners appears like an ideal bet, especially given that this bet has hit in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Try the Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a fabulous _100000 Welcome Bonus with your first deposit . Minimum deposit is _100. Plus you get a 170% boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Offered their present type, Chelsea appears like the favourite. However one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will create possibilities; if their completing doesn't dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will occur. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too risky, so as an important bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.