Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Follow live updates as the Blues visit Villa in a bid to keep pace with the Premier League's top three.

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Graham Potter aims to make it five wins in a row as Chelsea's head coach against an out of form Aston Villa.

Graham Potter is aiming to make it five wins in a row as Chelsea head coach, and six unbeaten since replacing Thomas Tuchel in September. Potter will have to rotate following the terrible injury setback to Reece James which has wider repercussions than just this weekend but does pose questions over who fills that spot with Cesar Azplicueta performing well against Wolves. The Blues are aiming to make it five wins in a row under Graham Potter since he took charge in September.

Steven Gerrard will face old foes Chelsea this weekend as the Blues look to keep pace at the top of the Premier League in their trip to Aston Villa.Ge.

- Only Wolves (3) have scored fewer Premier League goals than Aston Villa (7) this season. - Jacob Ramsey has created more chances for Aston Villa than any of his teammates in the Premier League this season (11). However, he’s lost five of his eight league meetings with Aston Villa (W1 D2), including both against Steven Gerrard last season. - Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last four Premier League games (W1 D3), their longest spell under Steven Gerrard, and longest overall since December 2020 (five unbeaten under Dean Smith). - Raheem Sterling has currently scored 49 Premier League goals away from home (8 for Liverpool, 40 for Man City, 1 for Chelsea), with his next strike being his 50th. Free Bets expire in 7 days. Enhanced odds paid in Free Bets. The Blues are looking to record consecutive league clean sheets for the first time since March. You can also listen via the [talkSPORT app,](https://talksport.com/listen/) on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. - Chelsea have won six of their last eight Premier League away games against Aston Villa (L2), as many as they had in their first 19 visits to Villa Park in the competition (D7 L6). - Aston Villa have won just one of their last 10 Premier League games against Chelsea (D1 L8), beating them 2-1 on the final day of the 2020-21 season. - Following their 1-0 win against Southampton last time out at Villa Park, Aston Villa are looking to win consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since May/August 2021 (which included a 2-1 win against Chelsea), while they last did so in the same season back in January 2021.