Aston Villa’s decent start to the campaign has stalled somewhat. Unai Emery’s men head to Stamford Bridge without a win in seven games, although an extremely harsh VAR call did halt them from beating Juventus through a last-gasp Morgan Rogers winner in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Enzo Maresca's side comes into this matchup unbeaten in their last five outings in all competitions. They cruised to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Heidenheim in the Conference League midweek, having dispatched of Leicester City 2-1 beforehand in their previous league outing.

We enter the second trimester of the Premier League season this weekend, and Chelsea come into this round of fixtures sitting third and right in the middle of what’s promising to be a long and dramatic top-four fight: given Manchester City’s recent struggles,

Chelsea are looking to claim consecutive wins in the Premier League when they face Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea can make a real statement this weekend if they secure all three points against Aston Villa. The Blues welcome Unai Emery's side to Stamford Bridge on Sunday knowing a win could propel them up to second,

Chelsea will hope to have Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto available again for their Premier League clash against Aston Villa this weekend. As has become custom, Enzo Maresca made 11 changes to his side for Thursday’s Europa Conference League win over Heidenheim with Noni Madueke and Levi Colwill the only regulars to even make the trip to Germany.