Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be available on Sunday after recovering from injury and disease, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making 10 changes to his starting 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 included after missing out on 2 matches with a foot issue.

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

Match realities

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make 3 succeeding away league wins against Chelsea for only the 2nd time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  Vacation home is vying to become the very first visiting group to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These groups likewise satisfied 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 against the groups that ended up in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  Nonetheless, their only 3 beats 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 danger of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time given 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 portion of any side this term.
  
  

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

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  No player has actually developed more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 looks in all competitors without ever Aston Villa; he only 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 video games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a victory under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having won 5 and drawn among their opening 6 components on the road this season.
  
  

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  Rental property have 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 against Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa conceded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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

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

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has slowed down, but they still create many possibilities; their ending up is doing not have. Considering 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 average about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners seems like an optimal bet, particularly given that this bet has struck in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. TRY the Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a tempting N100000 Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is 100 Naira. Plus you get a 170 percent boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, especially considering the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one victory. The visitors will produce chances; if their finishing does not disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will happen. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, however predicting a result is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.