Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making ten modifications to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer maintaining his place.

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

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 problem.

Match realities

Head-to-head

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

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  Vacation home is contending to become the first checking out team to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge because Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams likewise satisfied 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 8 league matches last season versus the teams that finished in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  Nevertheless, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight video games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in your home to (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues remain in risk of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time because a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  
  

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

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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight associated with 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  
  

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

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in seven video 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 five and drawn among their opening six 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 was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa yielded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins might become the first going to gamer to score three match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored five goals in his first eight substitute appearances for Villa this season but has stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually slowed down, but they still produce lots of chances; their finishing is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are among the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They balance about 6 corner kicks per game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimum bet, particularly because 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 wonderful ₦100K Welcome Bonus on your first deposit . Minimum deposit is ₦100. You also get 170 percent boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current type, Chelsea looks like the favourite. But one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, specifically considering the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will create possibilities; if their ending up doesn't dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will take place. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but anticipating an outcome is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.