Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be offered on Sunday after recuperating from injury and illness, respectively.

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

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

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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  Rental property is contending to end up being the first visiting group to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge considering that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  

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  These groups likewise met 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 eight league matches last season against the teams that completed in the leading four (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  Nevertheless, their only 3 defeats in the past 27 top-flight games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in your 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 very first time because a run of nine in 1978-79.
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually come at home, the most affordable percentage of any side this term.
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight involved in 17 objectives in his previous 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and setting up 5.
  

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  No player has actually produced more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made 4 looks in all competitors without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with five 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 triumph under Unai Emery.
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn among their opening six fixtures 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 clean sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa yielded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per game.
  

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

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  Jhon Duran scored five goals in his very first eight replacement appearances for Villa this season but has stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring capability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting 4 objectives. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has slowed down, however they still produce numerous possibilities; their finishing is lacking. Thinking about Chelsea has conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about 6 corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimal bet, specifically 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 lovely N100,000 Bonus when you make your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is NGN 100. You'll also get a 170 percent multi boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Offered their existing form, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. 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 occur. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, however forecasting an outcome is too dangerous, so as an important bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.