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Match details:

Premier League, 2020-21
Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Villa Park, Birmingham
Date: May 23, 2021
Kick-off: 08:30 pm IST

Preview:

Aston Villa will host Chelsea in the upcoming Premier League fixture at Villa Park, Birmingham in England. In the last encounter, Aston Villa secured an easy 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur and are currently standing at the 11th spot on the points table. On the other hand, Chelsea also succeeded to secure a comfortable 2-1 win against Leicester City and are currently placed at the 3rd position on the points table.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, away side Chelsea are the clear favorites to secure the win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current Form (W-D-L):

Aston Villa: WLDLW

Chelsea: WWWLW

Head to Head record:

Aston Villa: 2
Chelsea: 12
Draw: 3

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Aston Villa

Trezeguet (Injured), Matthew Cash (Injured), Morgan Sanson (Injured), Ross Barkley

Chelsea

Kai Havertz (Doubtful), NGolo Kante (Doubtful), Andreas Christensen (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-up:

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

Martinez, Targett, Mings, Hause, Konsa, Nakamba, McGinn, Ghazi, Grealish, Traore, Watkins

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Pulisic, Werner

Top picks:

Jorginho: Chelseas defensive midfielder has scored 7 goals and claimed an assist in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 0.5 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 89. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Ollie Watkins: Aston Villas striker has scored 14 goals along with 5 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.7 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 71.7. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Timo Werner: Chelseas striker has scored 6 goals and provided his assistance in 8 goals in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.2 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 78.8. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Anwar El Ghazi: Aston Villas attacking forward has scored 9 goals in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.3 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 75.8. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Jorginho, Ollie Watkins, Timo Werner, Anwar El Ghazi, Mason Mount

Grand League score prediction:

Home 1-2 Away
Home 2-1 Away
Home 1-0 Away
Home 0-1 Away
Home 1-1 Away
Home 0-0 Away

Score prediction for the Small League:

Aston Villa(1-2) Chelsea

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.