Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE!

Chelsea go to Villa Park tonight desperately in need of a boost after a humiliating and humiliating 5-0 defeat to Arsenal in midweek. It was a result and performance that brought the Blues back down to earth after an eight-match unbeaten streak lifted the mood at Stamford Bridge.

Mauricio Pochettino has since had to deal with further injuries, including to Raheem Sterling, while Malo Gusto remains on the sidelines, but talisman Cole Palmer is back after an illness kept him out of the Emirates Stadium. Chelsea cannot afford another defeat as they want to qualify for Europe next season.

Villa, meanwhile, can almost secure a place in the top four and Champions League football with a win tonight. Another three points would give them a nine-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham, even if they had played three more games. Follow the match LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea latest updates

• Start: 8 p.m., Villa Park

• How to watch: TNT Sports

• Aston Villa team news: Luiz returns after suspension

• Chelsea team news: Palmer back, but injuries are piling up

• Score prediction: Villa pile on the Blues-blues

Emery on Villa’s top-four bid

18:28 , Alex Young

Unai Emery believes Aston Villa fully deserves to be in contention for a top four finish and has urged his side to seize the opportunity to secure Champions League football.

“Great motivation we have in front of us, but also realistic because I think we deserve to be contenders to get it now,” Emery told reporters.

“Five months ago, four months ago, three months ago, even a month ago you were asking the same thing: ‘whether we were contenders to get into the top seven teams or into the Champions League?’ I always said the same message: ‘we weren’t’.

“But if we want to match 32, 33, 34, as we are now, of course we have to try to get that when we are at the table with the opportunity that we have now.”

The story continues

18:19 , Alex Young

I don’t know what Nizaar is complaining about, the weather looks great at Villa Park.

Pochettino unsure of Chelsea bosses’ assessment of his future

18:13 , Alex Young

Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he is unsure what Chelsea sporting directors think of his performances in the dugout.

The Argentinian is under pressure after a 5-0 defeat against Arsenal on Tuesday and elimination from the FA Cup last weekend.

The Blues’ hopes of qualifying for Europe are in serious doubt and a trophy-less season is guaranteed, while Chelsea are also dealing with a 12-player injury crisis despite the return of Cole Palmer for the trip to Aston Villa.

Asked whether he has the full confidence of the club’s sporting directors, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, Pochettino said: “That’s a good question for them if you have the chance to ask them.

“But it is not a subjective idea of ​​ours [that we have problems] – it’s reality. Okay, that’s a point: if so [considered] responsible, we are responsible.

“Maybe we are not responsible in this situation. I can’t answer the question because I honestly don’t know what they’re thinking.”

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Aston Villa-Chelsea prediction

18:04 , Alex Young

Aston Villa are a superior team compared to Chelsea and will know that another win will all but secure Champions League football next season.

The Blues will need to be at their best to leave Villa Park with anything, and they haven’t reached those heights for some time.

Aston Villa wins 2-0.

Chelsea team news

17:56 , Alex Young

Chelsea have Cole Palmer back from illness, but that’s the end of the positive team news tonight.

Malo Gusto, along with Palmer, sat out the 5-0 defeat to Arsenal and will be missing again this weekend. He is joined by Raheem Sterling and Carney Chukwuemeka as Mauricio Pochettino’s injury crisis deepens. Twelve first-team players are now unavailable.

Sterling is out with a back problem, Chukwuemeka’s knee problems have resurfaced and Gusto is still unfit after injuring himself in the defeat to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. However, Palmer’s return is a boost as the Premier League Golden Boot chaser returns with 20 goals after missing the defeat to Arsenal.

Enzo Fernandez has also been ruled out for the season after opting for groin surgery. Reece James and Levi Colwill have joined Christopher Nkunku in stepping up their recovery and taking part in partial team training but are unavailable to play at Villa Park.

Aston Villa team news

17:48 , Alex Young

Aston Villa can welcome Douglas Luiz back after a suspension and the midfielder should start despite the impressive form of Morgan Rogers.

Otherwise it would have to be a case like Unai Emery, who still has Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendia, Tyrone Mings (whole knee), Jacob Ramsey (foot), Alex Moreno (calf) and Nicolo Zaniolo (knock) injured. .

Nizaar Kinsella at Villa Park

5:40 PM , Alex Young

It is cold and wet as dark clouds gather over Villa Park.

Chelsea is in the middle of it, with twelve injured players. They have also only won once outside London in the Premier League and that was at Luton in the commuter belt.

It’s hard to be optimistic, but this was the basis for Chelsea’s best performance in the FA Cup. Can they tap into that inspiration?

Where can you watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea?

5:35 PM , Alex Young

TV channel: In the UK, the match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate, with coverage from 7pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off.

Live stream: Subscribers can also watch the match live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

Welcome

17:28 , Alex Young

Good evening and welcome to Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Chelsea from Villa Park.

Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino know they need a response next That defeat to Arsenal as their hopes of qualifying for Europe become hit after hit.

Villa, meanwhile, can move nine points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham with another win despite having played three more games.

The kick-off is at 8 p.m. Stay with us.