Team news

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

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making 10 changes 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 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

Aston Villa can make three succeeding away league wins versus Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.

Villa is vying to end up being the first checking out team to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.

These groups also fulfilled in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in your home.

Chelsea

Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the groups that ended up in the top 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from three meetings with those sides in 2024-25.

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

The Blues remain in risk of going 7 successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time because a run of nine in 1978-79.

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

Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight involved in 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and setting up 5.

No player has developed 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 against Aston Villa; he only has a worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced five times.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa are winless in seven games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.

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

Vacation home have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.

Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches came in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa conceded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per game.

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

Jhon Duran scored 5 goals in his first 8 replacement looks for Villa this season however has stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting four goals. We expect this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has decreased, however they still create numerous possibilities; their completing is lacking. 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 made. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners seems like an ideal bet, especially because this bet has actually hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Use the Bet9JA promotional code YOHAIG for a sweet N100000 Bonus with your first deposit . Minimum deposit is NGN 100. You will also receive 170 percent multiplier boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, particularly considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will produce opportunities; if their ending up does not disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to suggest that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, however predicting a result is too risky, so as an important bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.