Chelsea V Villa – English Premier League : 13.30 : 01 12 2024
Team news
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 luxury of making ten changes to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer retaining his place.
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 returned to the Villa line-up against Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused alternative following a hip issue.
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Match facts
Head-to-head
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Aston Villa can earn three succeeding away league wins against Chelsea for only the 2nd time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.
Rental property is competing to become the very first checking out group to keep 3 top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
These teams likewise fulfilled in last season's FA Cup fourth round, with Chelsea 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in the house.
Chelsea
Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season versus the teams that completed in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
Nonetheless, their only three defeats in the past 27 top-flight games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
The Blues remain in risk of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time since a run of 9 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 directly involved in 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and establishing five.
No player has developed more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four looks in all competitions without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's dealt with 5 times.
Aston Villa
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Aston Villa are winless in 7 video 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 actually won five and drawn among their opening six fixtures on the road this season.
Vacation home have earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just Manchester City's 13.
Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches came in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. Throughout that period, Villa conceded 31 objectives, an average of 1.82 per video game.
Ollie Watkins could become the very first going to gamer to score three match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Jhon Duran scored five goals in his very first eight replacement appearances for Villa this season however has actually stopped working to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
Objective Prediction
The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has actually decreased, but they still create numerous chances; their finishing is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).
Corner Prediction
These teams are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They average about six corner kicks per game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners appears like an ideal bet, particularly considering that this bet has hit in five consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. Try the Bet9JA promotional code YOHAIG for a fantastic N100000 Welcome Bonus on your first deposit . Minimum deposit is 100 Naira. You will also receive 170% multiplier boost bonus!
Match Prediction
Provided their current kind, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not dismiss 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 chances; if their ending up does not disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will occur. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but forecasting an outcome is too dangerous, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last 7 away matches in the Premier League.