Chelsea vs Aston Villa Match Analysis and Prediction

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Chelsea is set to make their first appearance in the English League cup competition this season when they take on Dean Smith’s Aston Villa at the Stamford Bridge. This amazing fixture is scheduled for 22^nd September 2021 at 21:45 EAT.

The two sides met in the Premier League earlier this month, with summer signing Romelu Lukaku putting in a masterful display as the Blues ran out 3-0 winners at the end of a game that was far more even than the score line suggests.

Chelsea fans will want a repeat of their previous result, coming 0-3 Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur. In that match, they had 53% possession, 20 shots with 10 on target and goals scored by Thiago Silva (49′), N’Golo Kanté (57′) and Antonio Rüdiger (92′). Tottenham Hotspur got eight only two of them on target.

Also, Aston Villa head into this match following a 3-0 Premier League win vs Everton in their previous match. In that game, they had 56% possession, 15 shots at goal with three of them on target and goals by Matty Cash (66′) and Leon Bailey (75′). Everton got 11 shots with only one of them on target plus and own goal by Lucas Digne (69′).

Chelsea has won three of their last five meetings with Aston Villa and both teams have scored in each of the duo’s last four encounters. Chelsea has won their only home game so far this season against Crystal Palace. Therefore, we vote for spotless victory for the blues in this match.