Match Preview
This game contains two sides whose hope to end up in a European location would be stimulated enormously with three points.
Aston Villa starts the weekend in ninth place and has to re -school their focus on the competition matches after today’s draw for the last 16 of the Champions League, she combined with Club Brugge. It was the perfect attraction for the men of Unai Emery, but the Spaniard has pronounced its disappointment about the League form villa after successful home is based on Ipswich and Liverpool.
Villa was poor against the 10-man tractor boys, but performed well in the midweek against the managerial leaders of Arne Slot.
A similar version If they have produced against the MerseSiders, can be enough against a Chelsea side that has struggled lately.
The men of Enzo Maresca were terrible in Brighton last Friday and came in this competition and only won two of their last nine league games.
They start the weekend in sixth place, but knowing that they can afford few slip-ups with Bournemouth and Newcastle in good shape.
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– Aston Villa (@AVFCofficial) February 21, 2025
Team news for Aston Villa against Chelsea
Emery will hope that Centrum half of Ezri Konsa will be declared suitable after injury, especially with Axel Disasi that is not eligible against his parent club.
Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara are all absent.
Chelsea will be Noni Madueke without English winger after he has sustained a hamstring injury against Brighton who will keep him out until after the international break.
Christopher Nunku will probably start again in the false nine role at Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu injured.
Expected line-ups for Aston Villa against Chelsea
Aston Villa: Martinez; Garcia, Mings, Kona, worthy; Rashford; Watkins
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez, Sancho, Palmer, Neto; Nunku
Aston Villa against Chelsea – How to watch on TV and stream
The competition starts at 5.30 pm and is shown by Sky Sports in their usual Saturday evening slot.
You can catch all promotion on Sky Sports Premier League and the main event from 5 pm. You can stream it on Sky Go.
