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Aston Villa vs Chelsea Predictions - Villans Eyeing EPL Top Four

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 26 Apr 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 26 Apr 2024

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Aston Villa vs Chelsea tips for Saturday’s EPL match
Unai Emery’s side have won their last 2 matches
Can the Villans keep their top four push rolling on?

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Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins has scored 3 goals in his last 3 matches (Getty Images)

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Preview

Aston Villa are likely to feel the benefit of having a mid-week rest and can defeat patchy Chelsea. Ollie Watkins scores consistently in the Premier League and he can add to his 19-goal tally for the season.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Preview
Head-to-Head
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries & Team News
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Aston Villa have won their last 2 matches (Premier League)
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins has scored 3 goals in his last 3 matches (Premier League)
Aston Villa have won 2 of their last 4 matches against Chelsea
Chelsea have lost their last 2 matches

Head-to-Head

Chelsea have a 69-60 advantage against Aston Villa in 165 meetings with 36 draws.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa have won six of their last 10 Premier League matches and are fourth in the standings. The Midlands side have a six-point buffer over fifth-placed Tottenham.

Villa are unbeaten in three after a 3-3 draw with Brentford and consecutive wins against Arsenal (2-0) and Bournemouth (3-1). Ollie Watkins struck three goals in this run.

The Villans conceded first against Bournemouth on Sunday but responded with 2.63 expected goals. Morgan Rogers, Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey struck to secure all three points.

Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Midfielders Boubacar Kamara and Jacob Ramsey are ruled out.

Forward Emi Buendía and defensive trio Tyrone Mings, Álex Moreno and Nicolò Zaniolo are also out.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea’s European qualification and FA Cup hopes have ended after just one win in four.

The Blues drew at Sheffield United (2-2) and beat Everton 6-0 before two defeats. Chelsea first lost in the FA Cup semi-final against Man City (1-0) and were thrashed 5-0 at Arsenal.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side allowed 3.46 expected goals at the Emirates and trailed 1-0 at half time. The West London side couldn’t reply and conceded four more in the second period.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Defenders Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Levi Colwill, Ben Chilwell and Malo Gusto are out.

Midfielders Roméo Lavia, Enzo Fernández and Lesley Ugochukwu are unavailable.

Striker Christopher Nkunku is also out.

Verdict

Aston Villa v Chelsea

Aston Villa have sealed some decent wins recently and Chelsea are likely to be fatigued after some tough matches. There is value on Villa to win again and Watkins can also strike against the defensively frail Blues.

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