Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making 10 modifications to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player maintaining his place.

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

Jacob Ramsey remains out, however 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 realities

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn 3 successive away league wins against Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.
  

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  Villa is vying to become the first going to group to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge since 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 in the house.
  

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 three conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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

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  The Blues are in risk 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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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the lowest portion of any side this term.
  

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

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  No player has actually developed more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four looks in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has an even 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 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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  Villa have actually made 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 came in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. Throughout that period, Villa yielded 31 goals, an average of 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 5 goals in his first eight replacement appearances for Villa this season however has actually failed to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has decreased, but they still create lots of possibilities; their completing is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They average about 6 corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners looks like an ideal bet, particularly since this bet has hit in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. TRY the ">Bet9ja Promo Code YOHAIG for a lovely N100000 Welcome Bonus when you make your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is NGN 100. You will also receive 170 percent multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their existing form, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, specifically thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will produce chances; if their completing does not dissatisfy, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will occur. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however forecasting a result is too dangerous, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 goals. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.