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Team news

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

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

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

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

Match realities

Head-to-head

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

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  Villa is competing to become the first going to team to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge since Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams likewise met 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 against 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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  However, their only 3 defeats in the past 27 top-flight games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home 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 very first time since a run of nine in 1978-79.
  
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually come at home, the lowest percentage of any side this term.
  
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has been directly involved in 17 objectives in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  
  

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  No player has actually created 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 versus Aston Villa; he only has an even worse record versus Liverpool, who he's dealt with five 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 triumph under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won five and drawn one of their opening 6 fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Vacation home have actually 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 was available in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins might end up being the first visiting player to score three match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in two current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has decreased, but they still produce lots of chances; their ending up is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are among the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners looks like an optimal bet, specifically since this bet has struck in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. TRY the BET9JA Promo Code YOHAIG for a excellent N100,000 Welcome Bonus with your first deposit . You need to deposit at least 100 Naira. Plus you get 170% multiple boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current type, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, especially thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will create possibilities; if their ending up does not disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but forecasting an outcome is too dangerous, so as a crucial bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.