Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be available on Sunday after recuperating from injury and health problem, respectively.

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

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

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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  Rental property is vying to end up being the first going to team to keep three 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 versus the groups that finished in the top 4 (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 3 beats 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 are in danger of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time since 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 straight associated with 17 objectives in his previous 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  
  

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  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 competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record versus Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 video 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 6 fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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

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  Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches came in a 0-0 home draw versus 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 end up being the first going to gamer to score 3 match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored 5 objectives in his first eight substitute appearances for Villa this season but has actually stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two current head-to-head matches, netting 4 objectives. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has slowed down, however they still develop many opportunities; their completing is lacking. Considering Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimal bet, particularly considering that this bet has struck in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Try the BET9JA promotion code YOHAIG for a wonderful N100K Bonus for your first deposit . Minimum deposit is 100 Naira. Plus you get 170 percent multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Given their present form, Chelsea appears like the preferred. But one can not dismiss 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 finishing doesn't dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will happen. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but anticipating an outcome is too risky, so as an important bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.