Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be available on Sunday after recovering from injury and health problem, 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 player maintaining his location.

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 alternative following a hip issue.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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  Villa is contending to end up being 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 groups also 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 versus the groups that finished in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  However, 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 remain 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 9 in 1978-79.
  
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually 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 past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  
  

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  No gamer has developed more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made four looks in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has a worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced 5 times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in seven games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having won 5 and drawn one of 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 only Manchester City's 13.
  
  

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  Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches came in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa yielded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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

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

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been a lot this season. Rental property has decreased, but they still produce lots of chances; their finishing is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bank 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 video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners seems like an ideal bet, specifically given that this bet has actually struck in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Try the Bet9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a attractive ₦100000 Welcome Bonus when you make your first deposit . Minimum deposit is 100 Naira. Plus you get 170 percent multi boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Offered their current kind, Chelsea looks like the favourite. But one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will develop chances; if their finishing does not dissatisfy, they may 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, but forecasting a result is too dangerous, so as a crucial bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 goals. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.