English Premier League---Chelsea VS Aston Villa Prediction

Chelsea VS Aston Villa    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:28-12-2025 01:30 Sunday
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When 10-man Chelsea held Arsenal to a creditable 1-1 draw at the end of November, the Blues were third in the table, level on 24 points with Villa, one point behind Manchester City and six points behind Mikel Arteta’s team.
Fast forward four gameweeks to the 18th round and the Blues have claimed just five more points from an available 12, placing them seven points adrift of Saturday’s visitors, eight behind Pep Guardiola’s team and staggeringly 10 points back from Arsenal.
The Blues’ current standing is an upshot of a dip in performances and results, with the capital club winning just one of the recent four league matches — a 2-0 victory over Everton — having won three on the trot before holding the Gunners to a draw at the Bridge.

As for Emery’s team, they can dare to dream after an incredible run has catapulted them into title contention in December.
The Spanish manager's side began the season losing two and drawing three of their opening five league games, failing to score in the first four before ending that drought in a 1-1 draw away at Sunderland in September.
Since that tie, the West Midlands club have accumulated 33 points from an available 36, winning 11 of their 12 played in the top flight.
These results have lifted the Villans significantly in the standings to third, one point adrift of Man City and three behind Arteta’s troops, meaning they could end the weekend joint-top if the Gunners lose to Brighton and the Cityzens do not beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Match Prediction: Chelsea 2-2 Aston Villa
Maresca relishes so-called big games and often has a plan to combat such opponents, pointing to the Blues not rolling over at the Bridge.
Nonetheless, the Villans are one of the division’s form teams, and their adeptness at scoring low-probability efforts stands them in good stead in West London, where the points could be shared.