Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making 10 changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer keeping his location.

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

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make three succeeding away league wins against Chelsea for just the second time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
  

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  Villa is contending to end up being the first checking out team 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 your home.
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season versus the teams that finished in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  

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  Nevertheless, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  

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  The Blues remain in threat of going seven consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time because a run of nine 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 establishing five.
  

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  No player has produced more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four appearances in all competitions without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has a worse record versus Liverpool, who he's dealt with five 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 3 competitive away matches in November, having won 5 and drawn among their opening six components on the road this season.
  

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  Rental property have earned 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 versus Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa conceded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  

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

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  Jhon Duran scored five goals in his first 8 replacement looks for Villa this season however has stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two recent head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has actually decreased, however they still develop lots of chances; their ending up is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are among the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They average about 6 corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimal bet, particularly considering that this bet has struck in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Use the ">BET9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a attractive ₦100,000 Welcome Bonus on your first deposit . The minimum deposit is ₦100. You also get a 170 percent boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Offered their existing form, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not dismiss the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will develop possibilities; if their completing doesn't disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will happen. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but anticipating an outcome is too dangerous, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.