Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be offered on Sunday after recovering from injury and disease, 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 location.

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

Jacob Ramsey stays out, however fit-again Boubacar Kamara returned to the Villa line-up versus Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused alternative following a hip problem.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn 3 successive away league wins versus Chelsea for just the second time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
  

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  Vacation home is vying to end up being the first going to team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  

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  These teams also met 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 eight league matches last season against the teams that ended up in the leading four (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from three 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 your home 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 first time considering that a run of nine in 1978-79.
  

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

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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been directly associated with 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and setting up five.
  

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  No player has created more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made four appearances in all competitions without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he only has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with 5 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 triumph under Unai Emery.
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won five and drawn among their opening 6 fixtures on the road this season.
  

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  Vacation home 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 was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that period, Villa conceded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  

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  Ollie Watkins could become the first going to player to score 3 match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  

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

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring capability in two current head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually decreased, but they still develop many possibilities; their ending up is lacking. Considering Chelsea has conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance 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 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the ">BET9JA promotion code YOHAIG for a generous ₦100K Bonus with your first deposit . Minimum deposit is NGN 100. Plus you get a 170 percent multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Offered their existing type, Chelsea appears like the favourite. But one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, particularly considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will create possibilities; if their finishing does not dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will take place. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.