The Premier League is back in action this weekend with a new set of matches. On Saturday at Villa Park, Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea will square off against an impressive Aston Villa team.
Chelsea has improved after having a dismal start to the season and currently sits in ninth place in the Premier League rankings. The Blues must recover this weekend after suffering a devastating 5-0 loss to Arsenal in their previous match.
In contrast, Aston Villa, who currently hold fourth position in the league standings, have performed well this year. The home team will be confident going into this game after easily defeating Bournemouth 3-1 last week.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea Key Numbers and Head-to-Head.
• In the 165 games played between the two teams, Chelsea has a strong record against Aston Villa, winning 69 of them to Villa’s 60 victories.
• Seeking to win a league double against Chelsea for the first time since the 1989–1990 campaign, Aston Villa won the rematch against Chelsea last year.
• Chelsea has dropped their last two Premier League matches against Aston Villa, matching the number of losses they had in the 16 games before this run.
• Chelsea has defeated Aston Villa away from home in seven of their last nine Premier League away matches, which is more wins than they had in the 19 games prior to this run.
• In their previous eight Premier League away matches from London, Chelsea has only won once, and that triumph came against Luton Town.