Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2021
12:30 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Chelsea
Chelsea will look to stay in the title race when they face Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday evening. The Blues dropped four points in total in back-to-back draws with Everton and Wolverhampton, and, no doubt, they will give 100% to return to winning ways this weekend. All Lukaku, Werner, and Hudson-Odoi have been tested positive for coronavirus, while Ben Chilwell misses out with a knee injury. Kai Havertz is widely expected to lead the line for the capital club.
The Villans, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Norwich City as they were not in action at the weekend. New boss Steven Gerrard is doing a good job with the Villa Park outfit, and given the number of absentees in the away team, the share of spoils is on the horizon. All Davis, Sanson, Traore, Nakamba, El Ghazi, and Bailey are injured for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Chelsea):
Over the years Chelsea have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in the English Premier League. Roberto Di Matteo helped the team win their first ever Champions League trophy (2011/2012), but it has to be noted that they were more than fortunate to beat Bayern Munich in the title game.
Chelsea have been playing at Stamford Bridge since 1876 and they are a real force to be reckoned with at home. The Blues have won seven FA Cups, five League Cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups and the UEFA Europa League. Rafael Benitez was in charge of the team that faced Benfica in the 2012/2013 Europa League final, with Branislav Ivanovic scoring the winner for the Blues in the title clash.
After lifting the 2014/2015 Premier League trophy, the Blues largely struggled in the next campaign, which saw Jose Mourinho’s second spell with the club come to an end, and Antoine Conte went over to take the reigns for the 2016/2017 season.
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