Aston Villa vs Chelsea: The Premier League returns this weekend, with Pochettino’s Chelsea heading to Villa Park to face Aston Villa. This will be Aston Villa’s second Premier League game with Chelsea. Aston Villa won their previous Premier League game 1-0. Villa will strive to win this match at home to qualify for the Champions League.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s eight-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League came to an end against Arsenal in their final game. Chelsea hopes to win this match because qualifying for Europe is on their agenda for this season.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea Match Info:
- Date: Sunday 28th April
- Kick-off time: 12:30 AM IST
- Stadium: Villa Park
- Referee: Craig Pawson
- Last meeting: AVL 1- 3 CHE
AVL vs CHE Predictions
These two teams may be in the top eight in underlying stats and points this season, but it’s not because of their defences. Villa and Chelsea have different defensive challenges, yet they end up with similar results. Neither team can reliably prevent opponents from making 1.5-2.0 xG, and I have no reason to believe this match will be any different.
| AVL vs CHE Prediction | Draw |
| Best Tip | Over 3.5 Goals |
| Correct predictions | 2-2 |
| Both teams to score | Yes |
AVL vs CHE Team Previews:
Aston Villa Team Preview:
- Aston Villa leads Tottenham by six points for the fourth and most likely final spot in next year’s Champions League for English teams.
- At the weekend, Aston Villa came from behind to defeat Bournemouth 3-1 after going behind to Dominic Solanke’s first-half penalty.
- Villa’s three primary attacking players, Ollie Watkins, Moussa Diaby, and Leon Bailey, continue to produce top-six attacking output.
- Aston Villa has won four and drawn one of its five home games in all competitions.
Chelsea Team Preview
- Chelsea is now ninth in the league table, with 47 points collected in 32 matches (13 wins, 8 ties, and 11 losses).
- Chelsea should benefit from the return of Cole Palmer, who was absent for Arsenal’s 5-0 hammering due to sickness.
- Chelsea’s attacking play in the second half of the season has largely compensated for Nicolas Jackson’s bad finishing record.
- The Blues’ defence is bad overall, with a consistent tendency to lose opportunities and a lack of game control.
AVL vs CHE Last Five Head-to-Head:
- Aston Villa: 3 games won
- Chelsea: 1 game won
- Draw: 1 game draw
AVL vs CHE Possible Lineups:
Aston Villa Possible Playing XI: Emiliano Martínez; Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans; Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins
Chelsea Possible Playing XI: Đorđe Petrović; Axel Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella; Moisés Caicedo, Conor Gallagher; Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer; Nicolas Jackson
AVL vs CHE Win Probability:
- HOME (AVL): 45%
- DRAW: 24%
- AWAY (CHE): 31%
AVL vs CHE Players to watch:
Aston Villa: This season, Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa has 19 goals and 12 assists. This highlights his total impact to the team. He is also third in the league’s Golden Boot competition, trailing only Haaland and Palmer. In order to keep their position, he will need to make important contributions to the squad in this encounter.
Chelsea: Cole Palmer’s value to the Blues is growing by the day, as seen by last week’s terrible showing against Arsenal. Without his 23 goals this season, the Blues would have been vulnerable. In the most recent match, the team lacked his creativity and ability to score goals, which was result in a significant loss.
AVL vs CHE Dream11 Team:
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