Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be readily available on Sunday after recovering from injury and health problem, 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 keeping his place.

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

Jacob Ramsey remains out, but fit-again Boubacar Kamara returned to the Villa line-up versus Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused substitute following a hip issue.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn 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 end up being the first visiting group to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams likewise fulfilled in last season's FA Cup 4th round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season versus the groups that finished in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  However, their only 3 in the past 27 top-flight games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues remain in danger of going 7 successive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time because 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 been directly associated with 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and setting up 5.
  
  

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  No gamer has produced more opportunities 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 just has an even worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced five 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 victory under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all three competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn among their opening 6 fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Villa have made 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 period, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins could become the first checking out gamer to score 3 match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has actually slowed down, however they still produce lots of chances; their ending up is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are among the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners seems like an optimum bet, specifically considering that this bet has actually struck in five consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Use the BET9ja Promo Code YOHAIG for a attractive _100000 Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit is _100. You also get 170% multiple boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their current type, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, specifically thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will produce opportunities; if their ending up doesn't dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too dangerous, so as a vital 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.