Aston Villa vs. Chelsea Match Preview Article

Aston Villa, Recent Form

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Any Aston Villa pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-0 away defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers.  In that game they had 61% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Wolverhampton Wanderers who had 9 attempts and 2 on target.  

Manager Unai Emery will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 5 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 5 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.  

It's been a mixed run of form for Aston Villa recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.  

Chelsea, Recent Form

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Failing to acquire any points in their 2-1 away defeat by Arsenal will have left the Chelsea squad feeling a little deflated.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 59%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Arsenal had 12 shots on goal with 5 on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 13 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 9 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  Their goal scoring streak now stands at 13 games in a row.  

They've shown some decent form of late, being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches, with 3 of the 5 being victories for good measure.  

Goalscorer João Pedro will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Chelsea.