Chelsea vs Aston Villa prediction, odds, tips and team news: Chelsea favourites to consolidate Champions League qualification spot
Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Chelsea and Aston Villa go head-to-head in a key clash in the race for a place in the Premier League top four on Sunday, December 1st, at 1:30pm (UK time) with two sides separated by just three points. Aston Villa are in the unusual position of being the club in this fixture with the difficulty of balancing Premier League and Champions League commitments, and with their Champions League qualification becoming slightly more fragile recently, the priorities are difficult to calculate for Unai Emery. Chelsea sit in third under Enzo Maresca with signs of improvement from their star-studded squad.
Leon Bailey to foul Marc Cucurella (11/8 with Sky Bet)
Marc Cucurella is one of Chelsea’s most fouled players. He is averaging 1.19 fouls against him this season, including three in his last match against Leicester City. Whilst Leon Bailey only averages 0.89 fouls per 90, he is the man who will be in direct opposition to Cucurella in this match.
Nicolas Jackson to score first (5/1 with Sky Bet)
Nicolas Jackson has seven Premier League goals this season, and the vast majority of those have been opening goals, including against Leicester last time out.
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Chelsea vs Aston Villa odds
How both teams go into Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Despite their excellent start to the season, Chelsea went into the most recent international break with just one win in their last four games across all competitions and that was at home to minnows FC Noah in the Europa League. However, they have won both matches since the return of club football, winning away at Leicester in the Premier League, and emerging from Germany with a good 2-0 victory over Heidenheim in the Europa League.
It would be too harsh to say that the wheels have come off for Aston Villa, but they are going through a tricky spell at the moment. Winless in seven matches now, and looking to bounce back from a disappointing home draw with Crystal Palace, Unai Emery’s side do not want to fall too far off
Both sides have another Premier League game and European commitments before this match.
Chelsea team news
This match will probably come a little too soon for Romeo Lavia, but Jadon Sancho returned to the team in Europa League action. Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are still doubtful having missed out last time and Reece James is out until the new year.
Aston Villa team news
Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey are unlikely to feature here, but Unai Emery should have the rest of his squad available for selection here.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa head-to-head
The away side have dominated this fixture in recent times, though two of the last three meetings have ended in a draw, including an entertaining 2-2 in April last time out.
| Chelsea vs Aston Villa H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Competition | |||||
| 27/04/24 | Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea | Premier League | |||||
| 07/02/24 | Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea | FA Cup | |||||
| 26/01/24 | Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa | FA Cup | |||||
| 24/09/23 | Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa | Premier League | |||||
| 01/04/23 | Chelsea 0-2 Aston Villa | Premier League | |||||
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