Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be available on Sunday after recuperating from injury and disease, 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 retaining his location.

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

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

Match realities

Head-to-head

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

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

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  These groups also met in last season's FA Cup fourth 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 eight league matches last season versus the groups that ended up 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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  However, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  

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  The Blues remain in threat of going 7 successive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time considering that a run of nine in 1978-79.
  

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

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  Nicolas Jackson has been directly involved in 17 objectives in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  

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

Aston Villa

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

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn among their opening 6 components on the road this season.
  

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  Vacation home have earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.
  

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  Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches can be found in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa conceded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  

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  Ollie Watkins might become 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 goals in his very first 8 replacement 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 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has slowed down, but they still produce many chances; their ending up is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimum bet, particularly given that this bet has hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Use the ">Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a fantastic ₦100000 Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is NGN 100. You also get a 170% multiple boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Offered their existing kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, specifically considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will create possibilities; if their completing does not dissatisfy, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will take place. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but anticipating an outcome is too dangerous, so as an important bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.