Chelsea-Aston Villa is a match of the sixth day of the Premier League and is played on Sunday at 15:00: TV, formations, predictions.
After collecting only five points in as many matches is it legitimate to speak of a crisis? Yes, if you call yourself Chelsea and in the summer, for the third consecutive market session, as usual no expense has been spared. Mauricio Pochettino, entrusted by the American ownership to bring the Blues back to the top of English football, is already in big trouble.
We are still at the beginning but in a month his men have only managed to beat the newly promoted Luton Town, overwhelmed 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. For the rest, two draws (Liverpool and Bournemouth) and two defeats, the first at home to West Ham and the second in front of their own public with Nottingham Forest. The Argentine coach is aware of the expectations that surround his team and if he wants to get Chelsea back to fighting for at least fourth place – it would be sensational if they were left out of the most prestigious cup for the second year in a row – he cannot make any more missteps. There continues to be, however, a striker problem: former Villarreal Nicolas Jackson is struggling to make an impact at the moment, but it is not only him who is in the dock.
The truth is that the Blues, like last year, have been scoring with the dropper in the last two games and have not been able to pierce the defences of Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth.
Aston Villa players
On this Sunday full of exciting matches at Stamford Brigde comes Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, who unlike Chelsea play in the European cups. The Villans, however, realised during the week how complicated it is to cope with the double commitment, losing by surprise in Poland against Legia Warsaw (3-2). It was the third defeat of the season for the team coached by the Basque coach after those against Newcastle (5-1) and Liverpool (3-0).
The Prediction
Aston Villa’s attack has already scored 21 goals in all competitions, Chelsea’s barely 7, including the League Cup tie with Wimbledon. It is unlikely that the Villans will run out of goals even at Stamford Bridge. As for the final result, it remains a tricky match: a draw cannot be ruled out.
Chelsea v Aston Villa line-up bets
- CHELSEA (4-3-3): Sanchez; Malo Gusto, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Gallagher, Enzo Fernandez, Ugochukwu; Sterling, Jackson, Mudryk.
- ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; Kamara, Douglas Luiz; Diaby, McGinn, Zaniolo; Watkins.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
