Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making 10 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 two matches with a foot problem.

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

Match truths

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn three successive away league wins against Chelsea for just the second time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
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  Villa is contending to end up being the very first visiting group to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
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  These teams likewise fulfilled in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in the house.
  
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Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season versus the teams that ended up in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  
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  Nevertheless, their only three beats 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 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 9 in 1978-79.
  
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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the lowest percentage of any side this term.
  
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  Nicolas Jackson has been directly associated with 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  
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  No player has actually developed more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four appearances in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he only has a worse record versus Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
  
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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 won five and drawn one of their opening six components on the road this season.
  
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  Rental property 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. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per game.
  
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  Ollie Watkins could become the very first checking out gamer to score 3 match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
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  Jhon Duran scored five objectives in his very first 8 alternative appearances for Villa this season however has actually failed to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
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Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has slowed down, but they still create lots of chances; their completing is lacking. Thinking about Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups 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 seems like an ideal bet, specifically because this bet has actually hit in five consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a fantastic ₦100,000 Bonus with your first deposit . You need to deposit at least ₦100. Plus you get 170% multi boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, specifically thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will create possibilities; if their finishing doesn't disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will take place. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however forecasting a result is too dangerous, so as a vital bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.