Chelsea travel to Aston Villa this afternoon hoping to ignore their ongoing injury strife to continue piling up wins under new boss Graham Potter.
Potter’s side are showing promising signs under his watch and will be favourites in the Premier League against a Villa team who are yet to convince under Steven Gerrard, but will be without Reece James for up to two months due to a knee injury.
It’s taken little time for the former Brighton coach to stamp his authority on the team he inherited from Thomas Tuchel and a journey up to Villa Park is not exactly a daunting prospect based on current form.
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Clearly, football rarely works out as simply as that, but it’s hard to ignore the fact that a Chelsea team full of confidence should make light work of a Villa side struggling for form.
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s game..
Date, kick-off time and venue
Aston Villa vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off time on Sunday October 16, 2022.
Villa Park in Birmingham will host the contest.
Where to watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the game online via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog. Nizaar Kinsella will be providing expert analysis from the ground.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea lineups and team news
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Bailey, Ings, Watkins
Subs: Sanson, Buendia, Chambers, Nakamba, Bednarek, Coutinho, Olsen, Dendoncker, Bogarde
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Cucurella, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Kovacic, Chilwell; Havertz, Aubameyang, Sterling
Subs: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Koulibaly, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Jorginho, Zakaria, Pulisic, Broja
Aston Villa vs Chelsea prediction
With Villa hardly looking like much of a unit, an away win seems likely, albeit amid some key injury concerns for Chelsea.
Chelsea to win, 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Aston Villa wins: 58
Draws: 35
Chelsea wins: 67
