Aston Villa vs Chelsea head to head

Aston Villa have lost 10 of their last 12 Premier League games against Chelsea, winning one at Villa Park in March 2014.Chelsea are targeting a fourth successive away win against the Villans for the first time since 1999.

The reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge in December ended 1-1 with Olivier Giroud opening the scoring in the first half and Anwar equalising just after half-time.Aston Villa are unbeaten when facing Chelsea in their last league game of the season (three wins, one draw), most recently winning 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on the closing day of 2001/02.Our 8-0 equal all-time best league win was against Aston Villa in December 2012.

Biggest league win for each team

Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa -  2012/13Aston Villa 7-1 Chelsea - 1951/52Chelsea’s biggest win at Villa Park 6-2 in 1966/67

Last season’s corresponding fixture

ASTON VILLA 1 CHELSEA 2Premier League, Villa Park, 21.06.20, 4.15pm

Aston Villa (4-3-3): Nyland; Konsa, Hause, Mings, Targett; McGinn (Jota 86), Douglas Luiz, Hourihane (Nakamba 69); El Ghazi (Trezeguet 69), Davis (Samatta 56), Grealish (c)Unused subs Reina, Elmohamady, Taylor, Vassilev, BastonBooked Konsa 44, Grealish 90+6Scorer Hause 43Head coach Dean Smith

Chelsea (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, Rudiger, Alonso; Kovacic (Barkley 55), Kante, Mount; Willian (James 90), Giroud (Abraham 79), Loftus-Cheek (Pulisic 55)Unused subs Caballero, Zouma, Emerson, Gilmour, PedroBooked Kante 90+4Scorers Pulisic 60, Giroud 62Head coach Frank Lampard

Referee Paul Tierney

Chelsea stats

Chelsea are aiming for nine Premier League games without defeat (six wins, two draws) on the road for the first time since a run of 10 between April and December 2014.The only other Blues manager to avoid defeat in his first eight away games in the competition was Luiz Felipe Scolari in 2008/09 (unbeaten in his first 10).This is the 14th time in the past 17 seasons that Chelsea have finished as the highest-placed London club in the Premier League. The exceptions in that time have been 2011/12, 2015/16 and 2017/18.The Blues need to score three goals in our final two games to reach a century for the season in all competitions for the fifth campaign in succession. Last season we scored 102.

Chelsea have lost our final league game of the season in one of the last nine campaigns (six wins, two draws). We lost 0-3 at Newcastle in 2017/18.Only Manchester City (32) have conceded fewer Premier League goals this season than Chelsea (34).No team has kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Chelsea (18, level with Man City).Thomas Tuchel has become the first Chelsea manager to remain unbeaten in his first 12 away games in all competitions (nine wins, three draws).On Tuesday against Leicester, Mike Dean awarded our 150th penalty in the Premier League. We have converted 130 (87 per cent) of them. Our top five Premier League penalty scorers are Frank Lampard 41, Eden Hazard 17, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 12, Jorginho 11 and Frank Leboeuf 10.We have scored 10 Premier League goals from corners this season, more than any other team and the most we have managed since 2016/17 (13).

Olivier Giroud has scored in each of his past seven Premier League appearances against Aston Villa, netting nine goals in total.No player has scored more Premier League goals in a season with all of them coming from the penalty spot than Jorginho's seven (level with James Milner in 2016/17).

Premier League scorers

Jorginho 7 (7 pens), Abraham 6, Mount 6 (1 pen), Werner 6, Zouma 5, Giroud 4, Havertz 4, Pulisic 4, Alonso 2, Chilwell 2, Hudson-Odoi 2, Thiago Silva 2, Ziyech 2, Azpilicueta 1, James 1, Rudiger 1, own-goals 2

Milestones

If selected, Kurt Zouma will make his 100th Premier League Blues appearance and N’Golo Kante will make his 150th start in the competition for the club.

Against Leicester on Wednesday, Zouma made his 150th appearance and Timo Werner his 50th for Chelsea in all competitions.

Mateo Kovacic played his 50th game of the season for club and country in the same game. Kai Havertz is one game away.

Aston Villa stats

Villa are another club with a better record on the road (30 points) than at home (22 points).Dean Smith’s side have won 15 league games in 2020/21, six more than they managed last season.Only Chelsea and Man City (18) have kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Aston Villa (15).Aston Villa have not won their final league game in any of the last nine campaigns, since beating Liverpool 1-0 in 2011.Ollie Watkins has scored 14 Premier League goals this season, the most by a player in their debut season in the competition since Alexandre Lacazette for Arsenal in 2017/18. The last English player to score more in a top-flight campaign for the Villans was David Platt in 1990/91 (19).

Premier League scorers

Watkins 14 (1 pen), El Ghazi 9 (3 pens), Grealish 6, Traore 6, Barkley 3, McGinn 3, Konsa 2, Mings 2, Trezeguet 2, Davis 1, Hause 1, Hourihane 1, own-goals 3

Dean Smith’s management record v ChelseaWon: 0Drawn: 1Lost: 4

Villa’s last Premier League game

Wednesday 19 MayTottenham 1 Aston Villa 2Team 4-2-3-1: Martinez; Konsa, Hause, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Nakamba (Chukwuemeka 89); Traore (Philogene-Bidace 90+3), Grealish (c) (Douglas Luiz 73), El Ghazi; WatkinsBooked: McGinnScorers: Reguilon own goal 20, Watkins 39

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Referee and VAR