📺 Watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa live on Sling TV in the US
The Blues will resume league duties post-international break at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea secured three wins in a row before dropping points at home against Everton in their last outing. They are 11 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and have a lot of ground to cover to catch up in the race for the top four.
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last four league games and are equal on points with their next opponent Chelsea. A convincing 3-0 win over Bournemouth in their previous fixture and Chelsea's overall lacklustre season should give Villa hope of taking points off Graham Potter's team.
GOAL tells you all you need to know about Chelsea vs Aston Villa below – including team news, squads, kick-off time and more…
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Kick-off time
Date:
April 1, 2023
Kick-off time:
1.30pm EDT
Venue:
Stamford Bridge
The game is scheduled for April 1, 2023 at Stamford Bridge in London. It will kick off at 1.30pm EDT in the US.
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How to watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa online – TV channels & live streams
Country
TV channel
Live stream
US
NBC Sports, Universo, USA Network
Sling TV, Peacock, fubo
In the United States (US), the match will be available to stream on Sling TV.
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Team news & squads
Chelsea team news
Kai Havertz and Reece James should be available for selection after they managed to recover from illness and injury, respectively.
Potter will continue to be without Raheem Sterling, Thiago Silva, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Wesley Fofana but Mason Mount is set to feature in some capacity. Christian Pulisic, who was injured during the break, will be assessed before kick-off.
Chelsea predicted XI: Kepa; Badiashile, Koulibaly, Cucurella; James, Fernandez, Kovacic, Chilwell; Mudryk, Havertz, Felix
Position
Players
Goalkeepers:
Mendy, Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Slonina
Defenders:
Chalobah, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Badiashile, Chilwell, James
Aston Villa will be without Matty Cash who has picked up an injury during the international break and will be unavailable against Chelsea. He will join Jed Steer and Philippe Coutinho in the treatment room.
Boubacar Kamara and Leander Dendoncker are fit to return to the squad and will be available for Saturday's clash.
Aston Villa predicted XI: Martinez; Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; McGinn, Luiz; Bailey, Buendia, Ramsey; Watkins
Position
Players
Goalkeepers:
Martinez, Olsen
Defenders:
Sinisalo, Carlos, Mings, Konsa, Chambers, Digne, Moreno, Young
Aside from a friendly win in December 2022, Aston Villa have lost their last four matches against Chelsea. Their last victory against the Blues came in May 2021.
Date
Result
Competition
December 11, 2022
AstonVilla 1-0 Chelsea
Friendly
October 16, 2022
Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Premier League
December 26, 2021
Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea
Premier League
September 23, 2021
Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa (4-3 on pens)
League Cup
September 11, 2021
Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
Premier League
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Useful links
Chelsea team page
Aston Villa team page
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