Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be readily available on Sunday after recovering from injury and disease, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making 10 changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer keeping his location.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing 2 matches with a foot issue.

Jacob Ramsey remains 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 problem.

Match realities

Head-to-head

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

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  Vacation home is contending to become the first visiting team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  

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  These teams likewise 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 the house.
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season versus the groups that ended up in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from three conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  However, their only three defeats 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 remain in danger of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time since 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 most affordable portion of any side this term.
  

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

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  No gamer has actually developed more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made four looks in all competitors without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's faced 5 times.
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 games in all competitors (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 won five and drawn among their opening 6 components on the road this season.
  

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  Vacation home 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 can be found in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa yielded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  

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

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  Jhon Duran scored five objectives in his very first 8 alternative looks for Villa this season however has failed to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has actually decreased, however they still create many chances; their ending up is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are among the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They balance about 6 corner kicks per video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, specifically because this bet has actually hit in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Use the ">Bet9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a fabulous N100000 Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . You need to deposit at least ₦100. You'll also get a 170% boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Given their current form, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will create chances; if their completing doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however forecasting a result is too risky, 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.