Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are anticipated to be readily available on Sunday after recovering from injury and illness, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making 10 modifications to his starting 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 two matches with a foot issue.

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

Match truths

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn three succeeding away league wins versus Chelsea for only the second time, having done so in between 1930 and 1933.
  

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  Rental property is competing to end up being the first checking out group to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  

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  These groups also satisfied in last season's FA Cup 4th 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 teams that finished in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  However, their only 3 beats 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 consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time given 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 lowest portion of any side this term.
  

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

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

Aston Villa

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

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

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  Villa have made 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only 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 versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  

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  Ollie Watkins could end up being the first checking out gamer to score three match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  

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  Jhon Duran scored five goals in his very first 8 substitute looks for Villa this season but has actually stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Objective Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has slowed down, however they still produce numerous opportunities; their ending up is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League 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 video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners seems like an ideal bet, specifically considering that this bet has hit in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. TRY the ">BET9ja Promo Code YOHAIG for a excellent N100,000 Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit is NGN 100. Plus you get a 170 percent multiple boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Offered their existing kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. But one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one victory. The visitors will develop possibilities; if their completing doesn't dissatisfy, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will take place. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.