Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making ten changes to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player retaining his location.

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

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

Match truths

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn three succeeding away league wins versus Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
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  Villa is vying to end up being the first checking out group to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge considering that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
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  These teams 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.
  
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Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season versus the teams that completed in the four (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from three conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  
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  Nonetheless, their only 3 defeats 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 threat of going seven consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time given that 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 percentage of any side this term.
  
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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been directly involved in 17 objectives in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing five.
  
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  No gamer has actually produced more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 appearances in all competitions without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he only has a worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced 5 times.
  
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Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 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 three competitive away matches in November, having actually won five and drawn one of 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 was available in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. Throughout that period, Villa conceded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per game.
  
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  Ollie Watkins could end up being 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 objectives in his first eight alternative appearances for Villa this season however has actually stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
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Objective Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting 4 objectives. We anticipate this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has actually decreased, but they still produce lots of chances; their finishing is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These teams are among the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about 6 corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners looks like an ideal bet, especially given that this bet has hit in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Use the Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a incredible N100000 Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is ₦100. You also get a 170 percent multiple boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Offered their existing kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will develop chances; if their completing doesn't dissatisfy, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to suggest that this will occur. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but anticipating an outcome is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.