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Premier League | Gameweek 19
Dec 26, 2021 at 5.30pm UK
Villa Park
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Aston Villa
1 - 3
Chelsea

James (28' og.)
Martinez (33'), Mings (65'), Konsa (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Jorginho (34' pen., 90+3' pen.), Lukaku (56')
Alonso (70')

The Match

Team News

Callum Hudson-Odoi returns to the Chelsea starting lineup for the Boxing Day clash with Aston Villa.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Chelsea could line up for the Premier League fixture against Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the Premier League fixture with Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

We said: Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea

 With so many uncertainties over squad selection, this is a difficult match to call. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore Villa's improvement under Gerrard and Chelsea's potential tiredness, leading to us predicting a low-scoring draw. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 68.99%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 11.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.29%) and 1-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.07%), while for an Aston Villa win it was 1-0 (4.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.

Result
Aston VillaDrawChelsea
11.92%19.1%68.99%
Both teams to score 45.79%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.97%46.04%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.66%68.34%
Aston Villa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.17%47.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.9%83.11%
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.77%12.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.06%37.94%
Score Analysis
    Aston Villa 11.92%
    Chelsea 68.98%
    Draw 19.1%
Aston VillaDrawChelsea
1-0 @ 4.32%
2-1 @ 3.34%
2-0 @ 1.59%
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 11.92%
1-1 @ 9.07%
0-0 @ 5.85%
2-2 @ 3.51%
Other @ 0.67%
Total : 19.1%
0-2 @ 12.91%
0-1 @ 12.29%
1-2 @ 9.53%
0-3 @ 9.05%
1-3 @ 6.67%
0-4 @ 4.75%
1-4 @ 3.5%
2-3 @ 2.46%
0-5 @ 2%
1-5 @ 1.47%
2-4 @ 1.29%
Other @ 3.06%
Total : 68.98%

How you voted: Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Aston Villa
34.7%
Draw
14.7%
Chelsea
50.7%
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Build-up
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Dec 26, 10:16
 Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey celebrates scoring their first goal with Ashley Young on December 14, 2021
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Dec 25, 19:32
 Rangers manager Steven Gerrard pictured on November 4, 2021
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard tests positive for coronavirus
Aston Villa announce that manager Steven Gerrard has tested positive coronavirus and will miss the club's next two fixtures.
Dec 25, 18:32
 N'Golo Kante warms up for Chelsea on November 23, 2021
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Sports Mole looks at how Chelsea could line up for the Premier League fixture against Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
Dec 23, 14:15
 Chelsea's Andreas Christensen in action, October 20, 2021
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Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the Premier League fixture with Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
Dec 23, 10:30
 Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku on August 28, 2021
Chelsea duo Hudson-Odoi, Lukaku 'record negative coronavirus tests'
Head coach Thomas Tuchel suggests that Callum Hudson-Odoi and Romelu Lukaku could feature against Aston Villa on Boxing Day after registering negative coronavirus tests.
Dec 22, 23:52
 Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard reacts on December 14, 2021
Steven Gerrard: 'Aston Villa may need to use fringe players against Chelsea'
Manager Steven Gerrard admits that he may have to use some of Aston Villa's fringe and academy players for the Premier League fixture with Chelsea.
Dec 22, 12:02
 Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba playing against Chelsea on September 11, 2021.
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