Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making ten changes to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player retaining his location.

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

Jacob Ramsey stays 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 concern.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make 3 successive away league wins against Chelsea for only the second time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.
  

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  Rental property is competing to become the very first going to team to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge because Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  

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  These teams also satisfied in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the teams that completed in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  Nevertheless, their only three defeats in the past 27 top-flight 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 consecutive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time because a run of nine in 1978-79.
  

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  Only 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 involved in 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  

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  No player has actually produced more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four looks in all competitions without ever scoring versus 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 7 video games in all competitions (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 6 components on the road this season.
  

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  Vacation home have earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.
  

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  Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches can be found in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa yielded 31 goals, an average of 1.82 per game.
  

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

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

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has slowed down, but they still develop many possibilities; their completing is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are among the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, specifically considering that this bet has hit in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Use the ">Bet9JA Promo Code YOHAIG for a spectacular N100000 Welcome Bonus on your first deposit . The minimum deposit is NGN 100. You also get 170% multi boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, particularly considering the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will develop opportunities; if their completing doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however anticipating an outcome is too risky, so as a crucial 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.