Premier League: AVL v CHE - Werner and Watkins are the top candidates for captaincy tonight

Team updated.

Match details: 

Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Premier League

Villa Park

23rd May, 8:30 PM

Preview: 

Chelsea will be hoping to consolidate their place in the Champions League for next season when they face Aston Villa at Villa Park tonight.

Aston Villa have nothing to play for on the final day of the season. They will stay in 11th place regardless of any result tonight. However, they did end their 3-game winless run with an impressive 2-1 win away at Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have a lot to play for tonight. Any result apart from a win could result in them dropping out of the top 4 and rely on the Champions League final next week to qualify for the competition. They have lost just 1 of their last 7 games in the league.

Chelsea should be favorites to win tonight, but Grealish’s makes Villa so much better which could make things a bit tricky.

Match Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea

Unavailable: Cash (hamstring), Sanson (knee), Trezeguet (knee), Barkley (ineligible)

No injuries for Chelsea

Probable starting XI: 

Aston Villa

Martinez, Hause, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Traore, Grealish, El Ghazi, Watkins.

Chelsea

Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, James, Pulisic, Mount, Werner.

Top picks: 

Werner: With 14 goal involvements in the league, Werner has been the most productive player for Chelsea this season.

Watkins: Watkins made it 14 goals in the league with a goal against Tottenham. Back him to do well tonight.

Grealish: Grealish made an impressive comeback from injury against Tottenham, taking 3 shots and making 4 key passes.

Captaincy options: 

  1. Werner
  2. Watkins
  3. Grealish

 

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Rakshit Chopra