Aston Villa will entertain Chelsea at Villa Park this Wednesday night as both sides look to get the better of each other in the FA Cup. The Villans managed to earn a dominant 5-0 win away at Sheffield United recently. In contrast, the Blues suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Aston Villa Vs Chelsea: Talking Tactics
Unai Emery will set his side up in a 4-4-2 formation and could ask his men to dominate the ball and create enough chances to win this cup game at Villa Park.
Mauricio Pochettino could set his men up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and will instruct them to keep a good defensive shape at the back and engineer some promising chances to score on the counter.
Team News
Aston Villa
Emiliano Buendia (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee), Jhon Duran (hamstring), Pau Torres (ankle), Lucas Digne (thigh) and Nicolo Zaniolo (unspecified) will be sidelined for this game because of injuries.
Aston Villa Predicted XI
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Moreno; McGinn, Kamara, Luiz, Bailey; Diaby, Watkins
Chelsea
Lesley Ugochukwu (hamstring), Wesley Fofana (knee), Robert Sanchez (knee), Reece James (thigh), Marc Cucurella (ankle) and Romeo Lavia (quadriceps) will miss this game for the Blues due to injuries.
Chelsea Predicted XI
Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Chilwell; Chukwuemeka, Fernandez; Palmer, Nkunku, Mudryk; Jackson
Key Men
Aston Villa
Ollie Watkins and Moussa Diaby will have to carry most of the offensive workload for the West Midlands club up top. Both Boubacar Kamara and Douglas Luiz need to have a good game if the Villans are to earn a positive result in midweek.
Chelsea
Pochettino will rely on Cole Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk to do most of the damage for Chelsea in the final third. The defensive performance of Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile could go a long way in determining the fate of this contest.
Aston Villa Vs Chelsea: Streaming Links
| United Kingdom | ITV, TalkSport Radio UK, |
| USA | ESPN+ |
| India | Sony LIV |
| Canada | Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Now Plus |
| Spain | DAZN Spain |
| Italy | DAZN Italia |
| Germany | DAZN Germany |
| Australia | Paramount + |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport 1 NZ |
