Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected 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 maintaining his location.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be included after missing out on 2 matches with a foot problem.

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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

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

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  These groups also fulfilled 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 versus the teams that ended up in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  Nevertheless, their only 3 defeats in the past 27 top-flight games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  

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  The Blues are in risk of going 7 successive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time since a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the lowest portion of any side this term.
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has been directly involved in 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  

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  No player has developed more chances from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made 4 looks in all competitions without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he only has an even worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced 5 times.
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in seven video games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a triumph under Unai Emery.
  

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  They lost all three competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn among their opening 6 fixtures on the road this season.
  

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  Vacation home have actually made 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 against Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa conceded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per game.
  

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  Ollie Watkins might become the very first checking out player to score 3 match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  

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

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two current head-to-head matches, netting 4 objectives. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has slowed down, but they still develop numerous chances; their ending up is lacking. Considering Chelsea has conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are among the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimum bet, especially considering that this bet has actually hit in five consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Use the ">Bet9JA Promo Code YOHAIG for a fabulous N100K Welcome Bonus when you make your first deposit . You need to deposit at least NGN 100. Plus you get a 170% multiple boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Provided their present form, Chelsea appears like the favourite. But one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, particularly considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will develop possibilities; if their completing does not dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will happen. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but forecasting a result is too risky, so as a crucial bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.