Aston Villa welcome an out of form Chelsea side to Villa Park on Saturday evening. Both sides will be looking to come away with all 3 points to boost their chances of qualifying for the Champions League. Injury blows have hit both teams as of late which has affected the home side in defence and the away side in attack.
Aston Villa have been a tough side to beat recently. They have lost just 2/12 previous matches in all competitions and have made Villa park a fortress losing just 2 of their previous 21 home games in all competitions. Ollie Watkins has been in fine form with 5 goals and 3 assists in his previous 8 games. The January signings of Donyell Malen, Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio has boosted the firepower they have in attack even further. They will certainly cause Chelsea problems this evening.
As for Chelsea, despite a strong start to the season, they have struggled for results recently. The Blues have won just 3/11 previous matches in all competitions. This has put a huge dent in their hopes for a top 4 finish. Injuries have added up lately which has not helped Enzo Maresca’s side. Chelsea’s attack is really struggling to function without the hold up and link up role Nicolas Jackson plays. This was demonstrated vs Brighton last week, recording 0 shots on target. Chelsea are without a win in any of their previous 6 away matches in all competitions which will not give the away side much confidence ahead of a challenging game at Villa Park. The Blues defence has looked vulnerable and have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their previous 8 league matches.
Ollie Watkins has seen 1+ Shot on Target in 11/14 home league games this season. Expect Watkins to have plenty of opportunities tonight vs this Chelsea defence that leaks chances.
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