Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be offered on Sunday after recovering from injury and illness, 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 player retaining his place.

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

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

Match facts

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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  Rental property is vying to become the very first checking out team to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These groups likewise 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 groups that ended up in the leading four (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  However, their only three beats in the past 27 top-flight video games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues are in threat of going 7 successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time given that a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  
  

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

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

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  No player has actually created more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made 4 looks in all competitors without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with 5 times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a victory under Unai Emery.
  
  

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

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  Villa have made 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just 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. Throughout that period, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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

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  Jhon Duran scored 5 goals in his very first eight alternative appearances for Villa this season but has actually stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring ability in two current head-to-head matches, netting 4 objectives. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has slowed down, but they still develop many chances; their ending up is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are among the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They average about six corner kicks per video game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners seems like an ideal bet, especially because this bet has actually struck in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. USE the BET9ja Promo Code YOHAIG for a attractive ₦100K Welcome Bonus on your first deposit . The minimum deposit is ₦100. You also get 170% multiplier boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Provided their present type, Chelsea appears like the favourite. However one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will produce chances; if their ending up does not dissatisfy, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but predicting a result is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.