Aston Villa vs Chelsea: Premier League preview and betting tips

Aston Villa vs Chelsea will undoubtedly be the biggest draw on Saturday’s Premier League schedule. Unaia Emery’s charges are close to taking part in the Champions League. Chelsea, on the other hand, have to absorb a heavy defeat from the London derby. The match will be played on Saturday 27 April at 21:00. Live coverage will be offered by Canal+ Sport.

Where to watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea?

The match at Villa Park is scheduled for Saturday 27th April at 21:00. Live coverage will be available on Canal+ Sport.

Aston Villa head to the Champions League

Currently, the team around the canon Watkins occupies the 4th place with 6 points ahead of the 5th. Tottenham. Spurs have even 2 games to play, but one of them is against Chelsea, so getting points will be very difficult. Out of the last 7 home games Villains have lost only to Tottenham. Out of the other 6 games they won 5 times and drew once with Brentford.

The driving force of the team is the aforementioned Watkins. The English striker is having a dream season. He has a great 19 goals and 12 assists so far. He is only one goal behind the duo Palmer – Haaland and no one is even better than him in the number of assists. The Englishman finds support in Bailey, who has 10 goals and 9 assists, Aston Villa’s attack is running like clockwork this season.

Chelsea want to put the Arsenal debacle behind them

Chelsea’s recent games in London have been going well, with Palmer and co. picking up precious points and climbing up the table. However, in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final, Chelsea were unlucky to lose 0:1 and also lost Gusto and Palmer. One of the key players of the whole team and one of the key defenders. The weakened team got 5 goals at the Emirates Stadium. 6. the place is still in play, but Chelsea have to work hard, they are 6 points behind United and there are not many games left.

Palmer is currently top of the scorers table thanks to a higher number of assists. He missed the aforementioned game against Arsenal due to illness. However, he should be available for the Villa Park match, and with his presence or absence, the hopes of scoring points will depend on it. Senegalese striker Jackson scored 10 goals in the Premier League, but in the duel with Arsenal we could see that Palmer’s presence is also crucial for him.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea odds

Betting tip – Both teams to score – NO

In the previous 6 matches between the two teams, only on 1 occasion have both teams scored a goal. We could expect a similar scenario this time as well. Aston Villa are in better form at the moment and are in a better frame of mind, moreover, Palmer returning from illness might not be 100% fit, so the home side could beat their opponents.