The two sides faced off at Stamford Bridge at the start of December, which Chelsea comfortably won 3-0 thanks to goals from Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer. The West Londoners pose a strong recent record at Villa Park, winning on six of their last eight visits and losing just once.

In their last four Premier League matches, Chelsea have won vs. Wolves (3-1) and West Ham (2-1) and lost against City (3-1) and Brighton (3-0).

The Blues travel to Aston Villa on Saturday, having won just three of their last 11 matches in all competitions, with one of those victories coming against League Two side Morecambe in the FA Cup third round.