At A Glance
Aston Villa will look to replicate their home form on their travels when taking on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Unai Emery’s team have won ten consecutive matches at Villa Park following last weekend’s rousing comeback to beat Crystal Palace 3-1.
And the Villans have faced more adversity away from home this season, coming into the match on the back of a hard-fought 3-2 loss to Legia Warszawa in midweek.
Chelsea have had extra time to prepare for the fixture due to a rare absence from European competition this term.
The Blues are aiming to improve on a tally of five points from their opening five league games, with one win to show for their endeavors thus far.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were held to a 0-0 draw away at Bournemouth last time out.
Standout Stats
Aston Villa won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in April and can register consecutive Premier League victories against Chelsea for the first time in 30 years.
Chelsea have only won two of their 17 most recent league matches, accruing 12 points during that time.
Villa last Premier League clean sheet on the road came in a 2-0 win at Chelsea on 1 April.
The Blues have registered just four home league victories in the past 18 attempts, beating Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Luton Town.
Villa’s five Premier League fixtures this season have produced 21 goals, second only to the 22 in matches involving Brighton prior to this weekend.
Chelsea have scored 53 goals in their last 50 Premier League games. Manchester City amassed 135 goals over the same period.
Aston Villa are unbeaten in all four Premier League games in London under Unai Emery (W2, D2).
Mauricio Pochettino has won his last four matches against Villa in all competitions.
Ollie Watkins has scored once in his past 12 league appearances, directly following a run of 11 goals in 12.
The Last Meeting
Villa left Stamford Bridge with all three points in April after a superb performance in west London.
Ollie Watkins continued his hot streak when he lobbed home the opener after 18 minutes, becoming the first Villan to score in five consecutive away Premier League games.
John McGinn swept home a sublime first-time shot from outside the box to seal the points on the hour mark.
Team News
Jacob Ramsey returned from injury in Villa’s last outing against Legia Warszawa, benefitting from 23 minutes off the bench.
Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia remain sidelined for the long term, while Bertrand Traore and Diego Carlos are close to returning to full training.
Chelsea have a host of players absent through injury, including Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia.
Better news for the Blues comes in the shape of Marc Cucurella, Noni Madueke, Moises Caicedo and Armando Broja who could return to their squad on Sunday.
The Boss
“We are going to wait for Saturday to prepare the match on Sunday and see which players are 100% ready to play. They’re a very good team with a very good coach. Previously, they were contenders to be in the top seven teams in the Premier League. It’s a tough match.”
Unai Emery
