Team news

Chelsea set and Malo Gusto are expected to be available on Sunday after recovering from injury and illness, 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 keeping his place.

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 returned to the Villa line-up against Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused substitute following a hip issue.

Match truths

Head-to-head

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

• Vacation home is contending to become the first visiting team to keep 3 top-flight tidy sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.

• These teams likewise satisfied in last season’s FA Cup 4th round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.

Chelsea

• Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the groups that finished in the top four (D5, L3), and they’ve only taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.

• Nonetheless, their only three beats in the past 27 top-flight games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).

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

• Only 41% of Chelsea’s points this season have come at home, the most affordable percentage of any side this term.

• Nicolas Jackson has been directly associated with 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and setting up 5.

• No player has developed more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made four appearances in all competitions without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he’s dealt with five times.

Aston Villa

• Aston Villa are winless in 7 video games in all competitions (D3, L4). It’s their longest run without a victory under Unai Emery.

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

• Rental property have made 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City’s 13.

• Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches can be found in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa yielded 31 objectives, approximately 1.82 per video game.

• Ollie Watkins might end up being the first going to gamer to score 3 match-winning objectives at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

• Jhon Duran scored five goals in his first 8 alternative looks for Villa this season but has actually failed to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.

Objective Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 recent head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have actually been scoring a lot this season. Rental property has slowed down, but they still create lots of possibilities; their completing is doing not have. Considering Chelsea has yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one might bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners appears like an optimum bet, particularly because this bet has hit in 5 successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the Bet9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a great N100,000 Welcome Bonus on your first deposit . Minimum deposit is 100 Naira. You also get 170% multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their present kind, Chelsea looks like the favourite. However one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, especially considering the last five head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will create opportunities; if their finishing doesn’t dissatisfy, they may take points from the “Blues.” We dare to recommend that this will happen. We expect a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, however anticipating a result is too dangerous, so as a critical bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually hit 6 out of Aston Villa’s last 7 away matches in the Premier League.