
Aston Villa and Chelsea face each other this Wednesday at the Villa Park on Match Day 29 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 19:30 on TNT Sports.
Aston Villa have 51 points to their name this season and occupy 4th position in the table. Last time out, Unai Emery's team slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Wolverhampton (Premier League 2025/26).
Chelsea have picked up 45 points and currently lie in 6th position. In their last game, the blues lost 2-1 against Arsenal (Premier League 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 2-1.
Predicted lineups
Aston Villa: Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins
Chelsea: Robert Sánchez, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Mamadou Sarr, Jorrel Hato, Andrey Santos, Moisés Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernández, Cole Palmer, João Pedro
Unavailable
Aston Villa
- Boubacar Kamara - Knee Injury
- Harvey Elliott - Muscle Injury
Chelsea
- Estêvão - Hamstring Injury
- Levi Colwill - Cruciate Ligament Tear
- Pedro Neto - Red Card
- Mykhailo Mudryk - Legal impediment
- Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Hamstring Injury
Last starting XIs
Aston Villa ( vs Wolverhampton 2026-02-27): Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins
Chelsea ( vs Arsenal 2026-03-01): Robert Sánchez, Reece James, Mamadou Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah, Jorrel Hato, Andrey Santos, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Cole Palmer
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MANAGERS
- Unai Emery faced Chelsea on 14 occasions, recording five wins, four draws and five losses.
TEAMS
- Away from home, Chelsea comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
- Chelsea currently has two losses in the last 11 games.
- Chelsea comes from five consecutive games scoring goals.
- Chelsea comes from two consecutive games without a win.
- At home, Aston Villa currently has three losses in the last 17 games.
- At home, Aston Villa currently has one draw in the last 18 games.
- At home, Aston Villa comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
- At home, Aston Villa comes from two consecutive games without a win.
- Aston Villa currently has five losses in the last 25 games.
- Aston Villa currently has three draws in the last 33 games.
- Aston Villa currently has one win in the last six games.
- Aston Villa comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
- Aston Villa comes from three consecutive games without a win.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Aston Villa and Chelsea have faced each other 168 times, with Chelsea having the advantage: 68 wins, against 62 victories for Aston Villa.
- At Villa Park, Aston Villa has an advantage in duels against Chelsea: 36 wins in 82 games, with Chelsea accumulating 25 victories.
- In the English League, 151 matches have been played between the two teams, with Aston Villa winning 56, 34 draws and 61 victories for Chelsea.