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Aston Villa v Chelsea preview

Unai Emery says Aston Villa are “making an attempt on daily basis to get better our good kind and confidence” because the Villans put together for a “robust” match with fellow European qualification contenders Chelsea at Villa Park on Wednesday.

Villa have been eight factors away from fourth place – the place they now occupy – after their 2-0 win at Newcastle on January 25 however have one win in six home matches following their 2-0 defeat at backside membership Wolves on Friday, when tensions between a few of Emery’s gamers and the visiting followers gave the impression to be evident after full time.

“It’s a incredible take a look at,” stated the Spaniard. “Taking part in at dwelling with our supporters, I believe, is best. We have now to transmit our power to them and our need, our angle, our ability, and attempt to join with them, [which starts] from our aspect.

“When we’re not scoring objectives, it’s not solely the duty of the strikers – it’s for the crew [and it’s] my duty.

“[It’s about] how I can enhance issues to [inspire] the strikers or wingers with the probabilities to attain.”

Ollie on the double, within the reverse fixture 🤜🤜 pic.twitter.com/PKh1uJ6kev

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 3, 2026

Villa are six factors above sixth-placed Chelsea, who’ve taken two factors from their final 4 league matches and misplaced 2-1 at Arsenal on Sunday.

“The rationale they rating nice objectives is as a result of they’ve nice attacking gamers,” visiting head coach Liam Rosenior stated of Villa’s propensity to strike from distance.

“We present clips to our gamers; our gamers know the strengths and weaknesses of every particular person they’re up in opposition to.

“[Villa] are very scientific by way of the [expected goals] they create and the worth of the objectives they rating. They’re going to have a response from their final outcome.”

Aston Villa v Chelsea crew information

Defender Andres Garcia (hamstring) and midfielders John McGinn and Boubacar Kamara (each knee) and Youri Tielemans (ankle) are out for Villa, as is winger Harvey Elliott.

“We want different leaders,” stated Emery, calling captain McGinn “essential”. “He’s progressively getting higher however we’ve sufficient gamers to maintain our consistency, get our efficiency [level high] and really feel snug.

“Even when we’re not reaching [that], I proceed believing in them.”

Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella might return and Rosenior stated midfielder Romeo Lavia is “near beginning”, with each gamers recovering from hamstring accidents.

Centre-back Wesley Fofana is offered following suspension however wideman Pedro Neto is banned after receiving two yellow playing cards on the Emirates Stadium.

“Pedro’s apologised to the group,” stated Rosenior. “I simply must see an enchancment within the behaviour now.

“It’s not simply Pedro. Folks speak about dissent and we’ve had pointless bookings by way of fouls.

“If we’re to enhance and get to the place we wish to be, we’ve to make a acutely aware step to ensure it doesn’t occur once more.”

Willian Estevao has returned to coaching following a hamstring problem and fellow winger Jamie Gittens is “progressing effectively along with his rehab” from the identical downside.

Playmaker Cole Palmer was substituted with a knock in opposition to Arsenal however is match. Centre-back Levi Colwill is recovering from a critical knee damage.

Aston Villa v Chelsea predicted line-ups

Aston Villa beginning XI: Emiliano Martinez; Matty Money, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Amadou Onana, Douglas Luiz; Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendia; Ollie Watkins

Chelsea beginning XI: Robert Sanchez; Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato; Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia; Alejandro Garnacho, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer; Joao Pedro

The place to observe Villa v Chelsea: TV channel, on-line dwell stream

Kick-off on Wednesday is at 19:30 (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT). Dwell TV protection within the UK is on TNT Sports activities 3 and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports activities prices £29.99 a month via Discovery Plus, which incorporates Eurosport and leisure and is offered on an unlimited vary of gadgets together with sensible TVs and gaming consoles.

Aston Villa v Chelsea stats

• Following their 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge earlier this season, Villa want to full a league double over Chelsea for the primary time because the 1989/90 marketing campaign
• Having gained their final two Premier League matches in opposition to Chelsea, Villa are searching for three league wins in a row in opposition to the Blues for the primary time since a run of 4 between 1978 and 1984
• Villa have prevailed in one in all their final 4 Premier League dwelling video games (D1 L2), having gained eight in succession beforehand
• The Villans have scored two objectives from 76 pictures (2.6% conversion price) and 6.0 anticipated objectives of their final 4 at Villa Park
• Emery’s aspect have gained two of their final eight Premier League video games (D3 L3), netting 5 objectives alongside the way in which (0.6 per recreation). They’d gained 13 of their earlier 15 earlier than this (L2), averaging 2.1 objectives per recreation
• Ollie Watkins has 4 objectives in his final six Premier League video games in opposition to Chelsea, all of which have come at Stamford Bridge. The striker netted each objectives of their 2-1 win within the reverse fixture in December, with Anwar El-Ghazi the final Villa participant to attain dwelling and away in opposition to the Blues in a league season (2020/21)
• Tammy Abraham, who scored 21 objectives in 58 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, is trying to rating in back-to-back dwelling video games within the competitors for the primary time since December 2019 when he was a Blues participant – the second recreation of which was in opposition to Villa
• With a mean of 16.5 pictures per 90 minutes when shedding within the Premier League this season, Villa have produced virtually double the quantity they common in a winning-game state this time period (8.8)
• Chelsea are winless of their final two Premier League visits to Villa Park (D1 L1), having gained 5 of their earlier six there
• The Blues haven’t misplaced consecutive away league video games at Villa since 2002/03 and 2003/04, below Claudio Ranieri
• Eight of their final 10 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away video games within the Premier League have resulted in defeat (W2)
• That run consists of each such video games in 2025/26 thus far, shedding 3-1 at Leeds in December and 2-1 at Fulham in January
• Joao Pedro has been straight concerned in 5 objectives in 5 Premier League appearances in opposition to Aston Villa (2 objectives, 3 assists) – in opposition to no aspect has the striker been concerned in additional within the competitors