Premier League | Gameweek 4
Sep 11, 2021 at 5.30pm UK
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea3 - 0Aston Villa
Reaction
Saul Niguez reacts to 'unexpected' Chelsea debut against Aston Villa
Chelsea midfielder Saul Niguez takes to social media to react to his 'unexpected' debut for the Blues against Aston Villa after a poor opening 45 minutes.
Sep 12, 18:38
Thomas Tuchel hails Romelu Lukaku as the difference as Chelsea beat Aston Villa
Belgium hitman Romelu Lukaku fired a fine double for his first Stamford Bridge goals, as the Blues swept past Aston Villa 3-0 in west London.
Sep 11, 20:51
The Match
Match Report
Mateo Kovacic teed up Romelu Lukaku's opener then later punished Tyrone Mings' loose back-pass for a goal of his own.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Aston Villa.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Chelsea could line up in Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 54.42%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 21.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.38%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.63%), while for an Aston Villa win it was 0-1 (7.06%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Chelsea | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 54.42% | 24.52% | 21.05% |
| Both teams to score 48.66% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
