Aston Villa vs Chelsea Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 English Premier League
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THE FACTS
When is Aston Villa vs Chelsea on and what time does it start? Aston Villa vs Chelsea will take place on Saturday 27th April, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Aston Villa vs Chelsea? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Aston Villa vs Chelsea on in the UK? Television rights for the Premier League in the UK are shared between Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime so it is worth checking their schedules for Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Where can I stream Aston Villa vs Chelsea in the UK? If Aston Villa vs Chelsea is televised, then it can be streamed on either Sky Go, discovery+ or Amazon Prime Video depending on who is broadcasting the match
THE LOWDOWN
ASTON VILLA
There is a real chance that Aston Villa will fade in the final month of the campaign due to fatigue but Unai Emery’s style of football appears perfectly suited to a small squad coping with playing lots and lots of matches. That was shown by their victory over AFC Bournemouth at the Villa Park in their most recent outing, last weekend.
Fresh off the back of a hard-fought defeat of Lille on penalties in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League around ten days or so ago, Villa then managed to come from behind to defeat Bournemouth by three goals to one with strikes from Morgan Rogers, Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey.
CHELSEA
It was a fairly harrowing week for Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea in midweek as the Blues were annihilated by their capital city rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The title challenging Gunners thrashed Chelsea by five goals to nil with Leandro Trossard opening the scoring before braces from Kai Havertz and Ben White.
That loss came on the back of suffering a 1-0 loss to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium last weekend in the semi-finals of the FA Cup with Bernardo Silva scoring a late winning goal. Chelsea have significantly underperformed throughout the campaign with their 32 matches in the Premier League consisting of 118 goals.
THE TEAM NEWS
ASTON VILLA
In his pre-match press conference, former Sevilla and Arsenal boss Unai Emery has confirmed that both Alex Moreno and Nicolo Zaniolo will be unavailable for this weekend.
The pair have now joined the likes of Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Jacob Ramsey and Emi Buendia on the sidelines as the Blues visit Villa Park. Douglas Luiz returns from suspension.
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Martinez; Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Tielemans, Bailey; Diaby, Watkins
UNAVAILABLE: Mings (Injured), Alex Moreno (Injured), Kamara (Injured), Ramsey (Injured), Zaniolo (Injured), Buendia (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
CHELSEA
Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that England international and Chelsea's key player Cole Palmer will return to the Blues' first-team squad after he missed the defeat to Arsenal with illness.
Carney Chukwuemeka and Raheem Sterling are now fresh doubts, though, whilst full-backs Malo Gusto and Ben Chilwell remain unavailable due to injury. Enzo Fernandez is also expected to be out for the season.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Gilchrist, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
UNAVAILABLE: Sanchez (Injured), Fofana (Injured), Colwill (Injured), James (Injured), Gusto (Injured), Chilwell (Injured), Ugochukwu (Injured), Lavia (Injured), Enzo Fernandez (Injured), Nkunku (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Chukwuemeka (Injured), Sterling (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
For nearly a year, Aston Villa went unbeaten in the Premier League at home but they did then suffer a few defeats during a major dip in form in January and February. As part of that they suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Chelsea in an FA Cup fourth round replay. Chelsea have an abundance of attacking talent and could welcome back key man Cole Palmer so should be improved upon their midweek performance. Villa remain favourites, though, as they target a top four finish and potential UEFA Champions League qualification.
TIP: ASTON VILLA TO WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
