Team news

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

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

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be included after missing 2 matches with a foot problem.

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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  Vacation home is vying to end up being the first checking out team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  

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  These teams also met 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 8 league matches last season versus the teams that completed in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  Nonetheless, their only 3 defeats in the past 27 top-flight video games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  

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  The Blues are in danger of going seven consecutive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time considering that a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  

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  Just 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 actually been straight associated with 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  

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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 made four appearances in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's faced 5 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 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 6 components on the road this season.
  

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  Rental property have actually 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 was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa conceded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per video game.
  

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

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  Jhon Duran scored 5 objectives in his very first 8 replacement appearances for Villa this season however has actually stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring ability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually decreased, but they still develop numerous opportunities; their completing is lacking. 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 6 corner kicks per game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, particularly given that this bet has struck in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. USE the Bet9JA Promo Code YOHAIG for a appealing N100,000 Bonus on your first deposit . The minimum deposit is NGN 100. You'll also get 170% multiple boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea looks like the preferred. However one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, especially considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will develop opportunities; if their ending up does not disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, however anticipating a result is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.