Team news

Chelsea pair 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 high-end of making 10 modifications to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer keeping his location.

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

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

Match truths

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make three successive away league wins versus Chelsea for only the 2nd time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  Villa is vying to become the very first checking out group to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams likewise fulfilled 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 leading 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 defeats in the past 27 top-flight video games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues are in threat of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time given that 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 portion of any side this term.
  
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been directly associated with 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  
  

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  No player has actually created more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four looks in all competitions without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he only has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in seven 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 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won five and drawn one of their opening six fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Villa have earned 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 was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that period, Villa conceded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins might end up being the first visiting gamer to score three match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored 5 objectives in his first 8 alternative looks for Villa this season but has actually failed to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Objective Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting 4 objectives. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has actually decreased, but they still develop many chances; their ending up is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually yielded 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 seems like an optimal bet, especially since this bet has hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the BET9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a fabulous N100,000 Welcome Bonus with your first deposit . You need to deposit at least 100 Naira. You also get a 170 percent multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Offered their present form, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, specifically thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will create chances; if their ending up doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however forecasting a result is too dangerous, so as a crucial 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.