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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making ten 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 involved after missing out on two matches with a foot issue.

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

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn 3 succeeding away league wins versus Chelsea for only the 2nd time, having done so in between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  Villa is competing to become the first visiting team to keep three top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams also met in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all 8 league matches last season against the teams that completed in the leading four (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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

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  The Blues are in threat of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time given that a run of 9 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 straight involved in 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  
  

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  No gamer has actually created more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 appearances in all competitors without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he only has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with five times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  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 five and drawn among their opening six fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Rental property have actually made 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. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per game.
  
  

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

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

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually decreased, however they still develop many possibilities; their ending up is lacking. Thinking about Chelsea has 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 average about 6 corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, especially because this bet has actually hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Use the BET9JA promotional code YOHAIG for a enticing ₦100K Bonus on your first deposit . You need to deposit at least 100 Naira. You also get a 170 percent multiple boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea looks like the favourite. But 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 triumph. The visitors will develop opportunities; if their ending up doesn't disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but forecasting an outcome is too risky, so as an important bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually hit 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.