Aston Villa-Chelsea is an FA Cup fourth-round match and is played on Wednesday at 9 pm: odds, predictions, live TV and streaming.
Among the “noblest” and most cringe-worthy replays in this fourth round of the FA Cup is surely the one at Villa Park between Aston Villa and Chelsea, who at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago did not go beyond a less than exciting 0-0. In fact, both Villans and Blues had numerous chances to unlock the game but failed to capitalize on them properly. We therefore move on to Birmingham: whoever moves on to the next round will face the winner of another replay, one between Leeds and Plymouth.
Aston Villa last Saturday returned to winning ways in the league after a deadlocked draw with Everton and an ugly home defeat to Newcastle: all too easy with bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United, annihilated 5-0 at home. A success that, besides boosting the morale of McGinn and his teammates, allowed the Unai Emery-led team to consolidate fourth place and stay ahead of Tottenham. The FA Cup match, for the Villans, comes on the eve of a very delicate game, a very important direct clash with Manchester United, which is on a slight upswing. Darker and darker night instead for Chelsea, battered even by Wolverhampton at home. Wolves routed Stamford Bridge 4-2, making life even more difficult for Mauricio Pochettino: after the match, the Blues’ Argentine coach apologized to the fans.
Chelsea, it’s always black crisis
The Europe zone continues to move inexorably away for Chelsea and as a result the risk of being out of the European cups again becomes more and more concrete.
Pochettino at this point has his sights set on winning the League Cup, the League Cup, but in the Wembley final next February 25 there is a real mountain to climb, as on the other side of the pitch the Blues will find Liverpool, who only a week ago rifled four goals at Chelsea.
The Prediction
Aston Villa in the domestic cups does not seem to have the same fury as in the league, and for sure Emery will give more importance to the upcoming challenge with Manchester United. But we don’t feel like going against the Villans, who hardly ever lose at home. The total goals will be at least three.
The probable lineups of Aston Villa-Chelsea
ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Moreno; McGinn, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Bailey; Diaby, Watkins.
CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Malo Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Chilwell; Chukwuemeka, Enzo Fernandez; Palmer, Nkunku, Mudryk; Jackson.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
