In this week 11 match on Oct 16th, Chelsea and Aston Villa will play a match in Birmingham in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Aston Villa sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 15th minute, then Ashley Young tied it up for Aston Villa in the 22nd minute earning Aston Villa a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 4th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Milan. Jorginho scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 21st minute on a penalty shot, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another in the 34th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Milan couldn’t manage to score, and Chelsea took the shutout win. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been the most prolific scorer on Chelsea in his last five matches with 3 goals. Aston Villa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Douglas Luiz and Leon Bailey each only have 1 goal in their last five
Ludwig Augustinsson, Diego Carlos and Cameron Archer are unavailable to play for Steven Gerrard’s team, while N’Golo Kanté, Reece James and Wesley Fofana are unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team.