Aston Villa will welcome Chelsea at Villa Park this Sunday as both sides look to get the better of each other in the Premier League. The Villans were held to a 1-1 draw away at Nottingham Forest. In contrast, the Blues picked up a narrow 2-0 win over AC Milan in midweek which will give them a lot of confidence ahead of this league clash.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea: Talking Tactics
Steven Gerrard will set his side up in a 4-3-3 formation and could ask his players to maintain a solid defensive shape at the back and try to catch the Chelsea defenders off-guard on the counter.
Graham Potter will probably opt for a 4-2-2-2 formation and would instruct his men to dominate the ball and engineer some clear-cut chances in the final third.
Team News
Aston Villa
Leon Bailey is a slight doubt for this game as he continues to recover from a minor muscle injury. Otherwise, Gerrard has no fresh injury concerns to cope with this weekend.
Aston Villa Predicted XI
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young; McGinn, Luiz, Ramsey; Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho
Chelsea
Both N’Golo Kante and Reece James will be sidelined for this game due to injuries.
Chelsea Predicted XI
Arrizabalaga; Chalobah, Silva, Koulibaly; Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Chilwell; Mount; Pulisic; Aubameyang
Key Men
Aston Villa
The Villans would rely on Ollie Watkins to make a major impact in the final third. Both John McGinn and Matty Cash will have to carry most of the creative burden for the Villans from the right flank.
Ashley Young is enjoying a good run of form, so Gerrard will expect him to put on a good showing this weekend.
Chelsea
Potter would expect Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to get his name on the scoresheet due to his recent form in front of the opposition goal. Both Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will have to put in a good performance collectively at the centre of the park if the Blues are to come out on top this Sunday.
Kepa Arrizabalaga will also have to be a safe pair of hands in between the sticks so that he can provide his teammates with an ideal platform to go on and snatch the three points.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports, BBC Radio 5 |
| USA | USA Network |
| India | Hotstar VIP, JioTV, Star Sports Select HD |
| Canada | fuboTV Canada |
| Spain | Movistar+, DAZN, DAZN 2 |
| Italy | Sky Go Italia, NOW TV |
| Germany | Sky Sport Premier League |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW |
