Key occasions
Right now’s Premier League outcomes
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Everton 2-2 Manchester United
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Arsenal 0-1 West Ham
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Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves
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Fulham 0-2 Crystal palace
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Ipswich City 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur
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Southampton 0-4 Brighton
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Aston Villa v Chelsea
Right now’s match officers
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Referee: Michael Oliver.
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Assistants: Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring.
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Fourth official: Dean Whitestone.
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VAR: Paul Tierney.
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Assistant VAR: Richard West.
Chelsea: Cole Palmer has created extra possibilities than anybody however his staff doesn’t have a striker who can end them, writes Ben McAleer.
These groups: Enzo Maresca brings in Reece James rather than the injured Noni Madueke in the one change to the Chelsea staff that began in opposition to Brighton final weekend, which implies the guests will virtually actually line up with three on the again.
Unai Emery makes 4 modifications to the staff that began in opposition to Liverpool in midweek. After two video games out with damage, Ezri Konsa comes into the facet rather than Axel Disasi, who’s ineligible to play in opposition to his mother or father membership, whereas Marcus Rashford, Lucas Digne and Andres Garcia drop to the substitutes’ bench. Jacob Ramsey, Ian Maasen and Matty Money come into the facet.
Aston Villa v Chelsea line-ups
Aston Villa: Martinez, Money, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, McGinn, Tielemans, Asensio, Ramsey, Rogers; Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Zych, Digne, Garcia, Bogarde, Bailey, Malen, Rashford; Jimoh-Aloba.
Chelsea: Chelsea: Jorgensen, Gusto, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucrella, Caicedo, Enzo, Palmer, Neto; Nkunku.
Subs: Sanchez, Acheampong, Samuels-Smith, Tosin, Dewsbury-Corridor, Amougou, Sancho, George; Mhueka.
Early staff information
Aston Villa are with out their on-loan defender Axel Disasi, who’s forbidden from enjoying in opposition to his mother or father membership, which implies Lamare Bogarde might need to step into the guts of their defence alongside Tyrone Mings. Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, Pau Torres and Ross Barkley are all injured, whereas the participation of each Leon Bailey and Ezri Konsa can also be unsure.
For Chelsea, Nicolas Jackson, Mark Guiu, Noni Madueke, Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana and Omari Kelly are all sidelined with damage, whereas Mykhaylor Mudryk stays suspended. Benoit Badiashile is anticipated to endure a pre-match health check however appears unlikely to start out. Regardless of failing to impress since getting his alternative to play within the first staff, Christopher Nkunku appears prone to be given one other begin within the absence of anybody higher.
Premier League: Aston Villa v Chelsea
And not using a win in any of their previous 5 league video games, 4 of which have been drawn, Aston Villa welcome an out-of-sorts Chelsea facet who journey to Villa Park after back-to-back league and FA Cup defeats by the hands of Brighton, who should want they may play Enzo Maresca’s facet each week.
Whereas Villa have misplaced simply as soon as this season in entrance of their very own followers, in opposition to Arsenal again in August, their behavior of drawing too many video games is costing them. Yesterday they discovered they are going to be dealing with the Belgian facet Membership Brugge within the final 16 of the Champions League, a tie one presumes each they and their Belgian opponents will probably be assured of profitable.
Within the corresponding fixture at Stamford Bridge in early December, Chelsea produced a managed and guaranteed efficiency to expire pretty straightforward winners however go into this contest having received simply three of their final 11 matches in all competitions. They’ve additionally did not win any of their final six video games away from house. Kick-off at Villa Park is at 5.30pm (GMT) however we’ll have staff information and build-up within the meantime.
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