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 luxury of making 10 changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player maintaining his location.

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

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

Match truths

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make three 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 going to team to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge because Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams likewise met in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in your home.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the teams that finished in the top four (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  Nonetheless, their only three beats in the past 27 top-flight video 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 clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the 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 percentage of any side this term.
  
  

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

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  No player has actually produced more chances 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 just has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's faced 5 times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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

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

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  Villa have actually made 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just 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. Throughout that period, Villa conceded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins could end up being the first checking out player to score three match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored five goals in his first 8 alternative looks for Villa this season but has failed to score in eight 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 objective parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has slowed down, but they still create many chances; their ending up is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They average about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimal bet, specifically because this bet has actually hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. TRY the BET9JA Promo Code YOHAIG for a delightful _100K Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . Minimum deposit is NGN 100. You also get a 170 percent multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea appears like the favourite. However one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, particularly considering the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will produce chances; if their completing doesn't disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will take place. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but forecasting a result is too risky, so as a vital bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.