Two teams clinging on to their Champions League qualification dreams clash at Villa Park on Wednesday.
Aston Villa have won one of their last five Premier League games, while Chelsea have not tasted victory in any of their last three.
Those runs have allowed the chasing pack to close the gap, although Liverpool’s defeat at Wolves on Tuesday boosted both clubs.
Sixth-placed Chelsea are in greater need and a defeat here could prove damaging.
Where to watch Villa v Chelsea: TV channel, online live stream
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 19:30 (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 3 and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Aston Villa v Chelsea stats
- Following their 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge earlier this season, Villa are looking to complete a league double over Chelsea for the first time since the 1989/90 campaign
- Having won their last two Premier League matches against Chelsea, Villa are looking for three league wins in a row against the Blues for the first time since a run of four between 1978 and 1984
- Villa have prevailed in one of their last four Premier League home games (D1 L2), having won eight in succession beforehand
- The Villans have scored two goals from 76 shots (2.6% conversion rate) and 6.0 expected goals in their last four at Villa Park
- Emery’s side have won two of their last eight Premier League games (D3 L3), netting five goals along the way (0.6 per game). They had won 13 of their previous 15 before this (L2), averaging 2.1 goals per game
- Ollie Watkins has four goals in his last six Premier League games against Chelsea, all of which have come at Stamford Bridge. The striker netted both goals in their 2-1 win in the reverse fixture in December, with Anwar El-Ghazi the last Villa player to score home and away against the Blues in a league season (2020/21)
- Tammy Abraham, who scored 21 goals in 58 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, is looking to score in back-to-back home games in the competition for the first time since December 2019 when he was a Blues player – the second game of which was against Villa
- With an average of 16.5 shots per 90 minutes when losing in the Premier League this season, Villa have produced almost double the amount they average in a winning-game state this term (8.8)
- Chelsea are winless in their last two Premier League visits to Villa Park (D1 L1), having won five of their previous six there
- The Blues haven’t lost consecutive away league games at Villa since 2002/03 and 2003/04, under Claudio Ranieri
- Eight of their last 10 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away games in the Premier League have ended in defeat (W2)
- That run includes both such games in 2025/26 so far, losing 3-1 at Leeds in December and 2-1 at Fulham in January
- Joao Pedro has been directly involved in five goals in five Premier League appearances against Aston Villa (2 goals, 3 assists) – against no side has the striker been involved in more in the competition
