Chelsea travel to Aston Villa on the final day of the Premier League, and they will be hoping to cement their place in the top three with a win.
Venue: Villa Park
Key Statistics
- Chelsea have won 6 of their last 7 away matches against Aston Villa in all competitions.
- Chelsea have won their last 3 away matches (Premier League).
- Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 away matches against Aston Villa in all competitions.
Chelsea
The Blues picked up a morale-boosting win over Leicester City in their last Premier League game, and they are in the top three right now.
A win here would guarantee their place in the Champions League group stages next season, and Thomas tuchel will want a big performance from his players.
Chelsea were held to a draw against Villa earlier on in the season, and they will be hoping to pick up the three points this time around.
The Blues have won six of their last seven away matches against Aston Villa in all competitions, and they will be firm favourites to win here.
Possible starting lineup
Edouard Mendy, Reece James, Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner
Aston Villa
Dean Smith’s side are coming into this game on the back of a win over Tottenham Hotspur, and they will fancy their chances of pulling off an upset at home.
Villa will be hoping to end the season strongly, and it will be interesting to see the players can step up and make life difficult for the visitors this week.
The hosts have a poor record against Chelsea at Villa Park, and the players will be hoping to make amends.
Possible Aston Villa starting lineup:
Emiliano Martinez; Matt Targett, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Ahmed El Mohamady; John McGinn, Douglas Luiz; Jack Grealish, Ross Barkley, Bertrand Traore; Ollie Watkins
Betting Odds
Aston Villa : Draw : Chelsea :: 6.50 : 4.60 : 1.45
Prediction
Chelsea have been a difficult team to beat under Thomas tuchel, and Villa will have to play out of their skin to beat them here.
The Blues have ample quality and experience to grind out a vital win here.
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea.
