Chelsea and Aston Villa will do battle in the sixth round of Premier League fixtures of the 2023-24 season at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The hosts sit on just five points from their opening five games after a goalless draw with Bournemouth last weekend, while the visitors moved onto nine points with a victory over Crystal Palace last time out in the top flight before suffering a narrow Europa Conference League defeat away at Legia Warsaw in midweek, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. ASTON VILLA
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CHELSEA
Out: Reece James (hamstring), Wesley Fofana (knee), Marcus Bettinelli (unspecified), Romeo Lavia (ankle), Carney Chukwuemeka (knee), Christopher Nkunku (knee)
Doubtful: Noni Madueke (muscle), Marc Cucurella (Illness), Moises Caicedo (knee), Benoit Badiashile (hamstring), Trevoh Chalobah (thigh), Armando Broja (knee)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gallagher, Fernandez, Ugochukwu; Sterling, Jackson, Mudryk
ASTON VILLA
Out: Tyrone Mings (knee), Diego Carlos (hamstring), Tim Iroegbunam (unspecified), Emiliano Buendia (knee), Bertrand Traore (muscle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Luiz; Diaby, McGinn, Zaniolo; Watkins
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Sam Varley
