Team news
Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be readily available on Sunday after recuperating from injury and health problem, respectively.
Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making 10 changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer keeping his place.
Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing out on 2 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 alternative following a hip issue.
Match truths
Head-to-head
Aston Villa can earn three successive away league wins versus Chelsea for just the second time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
Villa is contending to end up being the very first visiting team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge because Everton from 1977 to 1984.
These groups likewise met in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
Chelsea
Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season against the groups that ended up in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
Nonetheless, their only three beats in the past 27 top-flight games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
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 given that a run of 9 in 1978-79.
Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the most affordable percentage of any side this term.
Nicolas Jackson has been straight involved in 17 objectives in his previous 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and setting up 5.
No player has produced more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four looks in all competitions without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are winless in seven games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.
They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn among their opening six fixtures on the road this season.
Vacation home have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just Manchester City's 13.
Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per game.
Ollie Watkins might end up being the first visiting gamer to score 3 match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Jhon Duran scored 5 goals in his very first eight substitute looks for Villa this season but has actually stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
Goal Prediction
The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in two current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has decreased, however they still produce lots of opportunities; their finishing is lacking. Thinking about Chelsea has actually conceded 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 average 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 five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Try the ">Bet9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a tempting N100000 Bonus when you make your first deposit . The minimum deposit is NGN 100. Plus you get a 170 percent multiple boost bonus.
Match Prediction
Offered their current form, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not eliminate 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 opportunities; if their finishing doesn't disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score 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.
