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 retaining his location.
Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be included after missing two matches with a foot problem.
Jacob Ramsey stays out, however fit-again Boubacar Kamara went back to the Villa line-up against Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused substitute following a hip issue.
Match truths
Head-to-head
Aston Villa can make three successive away league wins versus Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having actually done so in between 1930 and 1933.
Vacation home is vying to become the very first going to team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
These teams 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 at home.
Chelsea
Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the teams that completed in the top four (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
However, their only three defeats in the past 27 top-flight games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
The Blues remain in threat of going seven consecutive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time given that a run of nine in 1978-79.
Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually come at home, the lowest percentage of any side this term.
Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight associated with 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing five.
No player has developed more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made four appearances in all competitions without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he only has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's faced five times.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are winless in seven video games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a victory under Unai Emery.
They lost all three competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn one of their opening 6 components on the road this season.
Rental property have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just Manchester City's 13.
Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches came in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 goals, an average of 1.82 per game.
Ollie Watkins could become the very first visiting gamer to score three match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Jhon Duran scored five goals in his first 8 replacement appearances for Villa this season however has actually stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
Objective Prediction
The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually decreased, however they still create numerous chances; their completing is lacking. Considering Chelsea has actually 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 average about six corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners seems like an optimum bet, specifically because this bet has actually hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the ">Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a spectacular N100,000 Bonus when you make your first deposit . Minimum deposit is NGN 100. Plus you get 170 percent boost bonus.
Match Prediction
Given their existing type, Chelsea looks like the preferred. However one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will develop chances; if their ending up does not disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however anticipating a result is too risky, so as a crucial bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.
