In this week 29 match, on Sat Apr 1st, Chelsea hosts Aston Villa in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Chelsea is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Everton. João Félix scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 52nd minute, but Abdoulaye Doucouré got the equalizer for Everton in the 69th minute . Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while aston Villa sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against AFC Bournemouth. Douglas Luiz scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 7th minute, then Jacob Ramsey added another in the 80th minute In the end, AFC Bournemouth was frustrated by Aston Villa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aston Villa ended the match with the shutout victory. Aston Villa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 16th of October, Aston Villa hosted Chelsea at the Villa Park in their last match together. Chelsea was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Mason Mount scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 6th minute, then Mason Mount added another in the 65th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aston Villa couldn’t manage to score, and Chelsea took the shutout win.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Ollie Watkins. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Kai Havertz has been the most effective weapon for Chelsea lately. The German midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Graham Potter’s Chelsea squad will be without Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Mason Mount, César Azpilicueta and Edouard Mendy, while Philippe Coutinho and Jed Steer are unavailable to play for Aston Villa.