Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be offered on Sunday after recovering from injury and health problem, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making ten changes to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player maintaining his place.

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

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 problem.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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  Vacation home is competing to become the first visiting team to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge considering that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams also 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 versus the teams that finished 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 three defeats in the past 27 top-flight video games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in your home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually come at home, the lowest portion of any side this term.
  
  

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

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  No player has created more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 appearances in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record versus Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 games in all competitors (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 among their opening 6 components on the road this season.
  
  

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  Vacation home have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just Manchester City's 13.
  
  

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  Their only tidy 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 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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

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

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has decreased, however they still produce lots of possibilities; 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 earned. They balance about six corner kicks per video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners appears like an ideal bet, specifically because this bet has actually hit in five successive Aston in the EPL and 7 head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Use the BET9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a sweet _100,000 Bonus with your first deposit . The minimum deposit is 100 Naira. You'll also get a 170 percent multiple boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their current kind, Chelsea appears like the favourite. But 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 victory. The visitors will develop possibilities; if their completing does not dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but predicting a result is too dangerous, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 goals. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.