Aston Villa will look to stop a wretched run of form when they face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Wins have been very hard to come by for Unai Emery's men and they face a Chelsea side fresh off another Europa Conference League victory.
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Chelsea Recent Form
Chelsea have won two and drawn two of their last four in the Premier League, though the draws did come against Arsenal and Manchester United. They most recently defeated Leicester 2-1 away.
On Thursday, they secured another Europa Conference League victory, beating Heidenheim 2-0 away.
Chelsea Injury News
Reece James is the only injury concern for Enzo Maresca, who revealed that both Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto should be available after missing the win against Leicester.
Maresca made 10 changes for European duties during the week, so expect a similar level of rotation back in the Premier League.
Last Chelsea Lineup
Here's how Chelsea lined up against Heidenheim.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Veiga; Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall; Sancho, Nkunku, Mudryk; Guiu
Aston Villa Recent Form
Villa are without a win in seven matches in all competitions. Prior to the last Premier League game, a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace, they lost four games in a row against Crystal Palace (League Cup), Tottenham and Liverpool (Premier League) and Club Brugge (Champions League).
Midweek, they drew 0-0 at home with Juventus in the Champions League.
Aston Villa Injury News
Villa were missing Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana against Juve and that will likely be the case again at Stamford Bridge.
Last Aston Villa Lineup
Here's how Aston Villa lined up against Juventus.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa - who is the referee and VAR?
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Con Hatzidakis, Simon Long
Fourth official: Bobby Madley
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton
Chelsea - Player To Watch
By his own lofty standards, Cole Palmer has suffered a bit of a dip in form recently with just one goal and no assists in his last five games for Chelsea. The Blues will hope that he can kick on heading into the busy festive period.
Aston Villa - Player To Watch
After a run of five matches without a goal before the international break, Ollie Watkins scored for England against Greece and also found the back of the net last time out in the Premier League against Palace.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa - Prediction
Villa may be on a terrible run of form but they should have enough to claim at least a point against Chelsea, who have recently drawn against two of the bigger sides in the league.
Scoreline prediction - Chelsea 2-2 Aston Villa
Chelsea vs Aston Villa - Betting Tips
Over 2.5 Goals Scored and Both Teams to Score
- In five of Aston Villa's last six away games, there has been over two goals scored
- Chelsea have scored in five and conceded in six of their last six home games, while Aston Villa have scored in five and conceded in six of their last six away games
