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 high-end of making 10 modifications to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer retaining his place.

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

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make three succeeding away league wins against Chelsea for just the second time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  Rental property is contending to become the very first visiting team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge considering that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams also satisfied in last season's FA Cup 4th round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in your home.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season against the teams that ended up in the top four (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  Nonetheless, their only three defeats in the past 27 top-flight video games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues remain in danger of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time considering that 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 percentage 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 gamer has actually created 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 versus 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 7 games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having won 5 and drawn among their opening six fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Rental property have earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just Manchester City's 13.
  
  

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  Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches came in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins might end up being the very first visiting player to score 3 match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored five objectives in his first 8 replacement looks for Villa this season however has stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Objective Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has decreased, but they still produce lots of opportunities; their completing is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has 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 average about six corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimum bet, particularly because this bet has hit in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. USE the Bet9ja Promo Code YOHAIG for a incredible ₦100000 Bonus with your first deposit . Minimum deposit is NGN 100. You also get a 170% multi boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their existing type, Chelsea looks like the favourite. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will create possibilities; if their completing doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will take place. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but forecasting an outcome is too dangerous, so as an important bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.