Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE: Updates, score, analysis, highlights
Red-hot Aston Villa welcome wounded Chelsea to Villa Park on Saturday with both of their seasons meeting at a crossroads (Watch live at 3pm ET, streaming online via Peacock Premium).
Villa will be rested and ready after an incredible 8-day run saw them beat Arsenal, outlast Lille, and topple Bournemouth to live six points clear of fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur in the race for the final Champions League place.
WATCH ASTON VILLA vs CHELSEA LIVE
The Blues, meanwhile, were clobbered 5-0 by Arsenal on Tuesday, putting a serious crimp in their rise into the European places on the Premier League table.
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea have 47 points and are six points back of sixth-place Newcastle United.
How to watch Aston Villa vs Chelsea live, stream link and start time
Kick off: 3pm ET Saturday
TV Channel: Peacock Premium
Online: Premier League on Peacock
Aston Villa lineup
Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Rogers, Tielemans, Watkins
Chelsea lineup
Petrovic, Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gallagher, Palmer, Madueke, Jackson, Mudryk.
Aston Villa focus, team news
OUT: Nicolo Zaniolo (undisclosed), Boubacar Kamara (torn ACL – out for season), Emiliano Buendia (torn ACL – out for season), Tyrone Mings (torn ACL – out for season), Jacob Ramsey (foot), Alex Moreno (calf)
Chelsea focus, team news
OUT: Enzo Fernandez (groin), Christopher Nkunku (thigh), Reece James (thigh), Malo Gusto (knee), Romeo Lavia (hamstring – out for season), Wesley Fofana (torn ACL – out for season), Lesley Ugochukwu (hamstring), Robert Sanchez (illness), Malo Gusto (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Levi Colwill (foot), Ben Chilwell (knee)