Chelsea welcome Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge this Sunday for the 2pm kick off stay in entrance of the Sky cameras as soon as once more for the second week in a row.
Final Sunday didn’t go nice taking part in in the identical scheduled fixture for that point, drawing 0-0 with Bournemouth. Let’s hope this Sunday we get a greater consequence.
I’m nonetheless within the mindset that I consider a win is coming and I really feel we’re taking part in effectively. We’re missing finesse (which is getting SO boring and irritating to say) however we’re taking part in effectively. I additionally really feel we have to bounce again as such and get our season on monitor, so a house fixture in opposition to Villa is a superb probability to take action. I’m not able to lose an excessive amount of religion simply but, even when I’ve misplaced somewhat.
Chelsea are in 14th place within the league desk after 5 video games performed, and Villa are in seventh place.
Villa haven’t drawn any of their opening video games, profitable 3 and dropping 2. They’ve crushed Crystal Palace, Burnley, and Everton, and the worrying factor is that they’ve scored 10 targets in these 3 matches!
However on the flipside to that, they’ve conceded 8 targets within the two video games they misplaced. We gained’t point out who they have been in opposition to although lets hold the nice vibes rolling!
One way or the other, and I nonetheless don’t know how or who works these out, however Chelsea have a 51% win chance, and Villa have 24%.
After I was a child, Villa was once an actual bogey workforce for us. One in every of my mates at college supported them and he was the one Villa fan in the entire college. However I bear in mind him usually teasing me greater than I might tease him at that time anyway!
And the head-to-head data again this up. The 2 golf equipment have met 162 instances because the first recreation in 1907. Chelsea have edged it with 68 wins, however Villa have additionally gained 59 of these video games and drawn 35 in opposition to us.
By way of lineups, we have now to attend a bit to see the health of Moises Caicedo and listen to from Mauricio Pochettino within the press convention. Which implies I’ve to do a few situations for every recreation. So initially, let’s hold the vibes up and say Caicedo might be match.
So right here is my PREFERRED lineup:
I do know some would possibly suppose Mudryk wants to begin once more and I don’t disagree. I simply love the arrogance and direct risks that Madueke brings and I feel he earned a begin from his good video games on worldwide break – he appears to be in a great momentum. The remaining for me no less than, choose themselves.
And that is my PREDICTED lineup:
Proper, now lets decrease the temper and say that Caicedo doesn’t make it this Sunday.
Right here is my PREFERRED:
In order you possibly can see, my lineup could be a mixture of a 4-3-3 and a 4-2-3-1. I’d wish to guarantee that Enzo is closest to Ugochukwu, and Palmer has extra of a free function quite than set 8s. Enzo I don’t wish to see too far huge on the left or too superior, and I’d need Sterling working these areas as an alternative. He would be capable to try this with Chilwell overlapping. Gusto and Madueke can do the identical down the precise. I feel that may be our most harmful setup.
My PREDICTED:
I truthfully see Pochettino going with the identical lineup as final Sunday, as irritating as that may be for my part.
However let’s see. My religion stays with Poch.
My rating prediction. Yikes….. I’m going to maintain the vibes as a result of I truthfully suppose we’re so near getting a great win. I additionally suppose though Villa can rating a purpose, I can see it being tight. I’m going for 2-0 to Chelsea.
Goalscorers? Palmer off the bench, and Sterling.
