Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be offered on Sunday after recovering from injury and health problem, 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 gamer maintaining his location.

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

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 concern.

Match realities

Head-to-head

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

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

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  These groups also satisfied in last season's FA Cup fourth 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 completed in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  Nevertheless, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight video games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  

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  The Blues are in risk of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time given that a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  

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

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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been directly involved in 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  

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  No gamer has created more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 appearances in all competitions without ever scoring versus 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 seven games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.
  

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

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  Villa have 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 came in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa yielded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per game.
  

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  Ollie Watkins might become the very 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 first 8 replacement looks for Villa this season however has failed to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Goal Prediction

The groups 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 been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually decreased, but they still develop numerous 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 teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, specifically considering that this bet has actually hit in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. TRY the ">BET9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a appealing ₦100,000 Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . Minimum deposit is 100 Naira. You'll also get 170 percent boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their present type, Chelsea appears like the favourite. However one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will develop chances; if their completing doesn't dissatisfy, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will occur. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too dangerous, so as an important bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.