Osasuna vs Villarreal Match Preview
Chelsea will try to revive their title challenge when they cheer Aston Villa on Monday night. The Blues have lost three of their last four Premier League games, the only win that came against West Ham last week. A boxing day defeat against struggling Arsenal to upset Frank Lampard, the blues boss called the team's performance "lazy".
The result was in fact Chelsea slipping under Aston Villa, who also had two hands and Dean Smith's men were in good shape, after hitting Crystal Palace 3-0, despite 15 minutes with ten men with ten.
Team News Osasuna vs Villarreal
Chelsea
Chelsea has no injury concerns game outside the game Hakim Ziyech. The Moroccan International remains a doubt about the luminaire with a problem of the thigh. Since they will play their second match in 48 hours, Lampard is likely to make some changes to the team that started against Arsenal Saturday.
No modification is expected in the objective with Edouard Mendy the first undisputed choice. However, we could see changes in back-to-back machines at the same time that Rece James and Ben Chilwell have recently brought back injury and do not risk playing the full game against Arsenal. Cesar Azpilicueta and Emerson Palmieri could come for the English duo.
Lampard, so far this season, refrained from using Thiago Silva in games when there is little recovery time. And there is a good chance that Brazilian is not involved Monday, with Antonio Rudiger, Kurt Zouma partnership at the heart of Chelsea Defense.
Jorginho, who missed a penalty in the weekend, is likely to start as the deepest of the three fields. N'Golo Kante and Mont Mason should be kept, since they have been two Chelsea's most coherent interpreters this season. Mateo Kovacic will be the one who abandons.
Timo Werner had a disappointing match Saturday and should sit down with Callum Hudson-ODoi replacing it in the range. Christian Pulisic is also likely to have a breather given his wound history, which means that Kai Havvertz could be online to start flanks. Olivier Giroud should replace Tammy Abraham as a drier.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa, on the other hand, will be without more than four first team players for their visit to the Stamford Bridge. Tyrone Mings Rate because of the suspension after being sent to the weekend victory on the Cristal Palace, while Ross Barkley was ineligible to play against his old club. Trezeguet and Wesley Moraes are forced absent.
Dean Smith is unlikely to make modifications and go with his XI the strongest Monday because he seeks to consolidate the position on his side in the upper half of the table. Thus, the former Arsenal Guard Emiliano Martinez should continue between the sticks, with the team put in place in a training of 4-2-3-1 in front of him.
Summer Signature Maty Cash made the back slot back while Matt Target should continue on the other side. Kortney Hause, which marked against Palace on weekends, should yet start in the center of the Villa Backline, with Ezri Konsa likely to associate it instead of the suspended mings.
Douglas Luiz and John McGinn should occupy pivoting positions in the middle of the park, although Smith has the opportunity to go for a more defensive mind as a wonderful Nakamba. Club Jack Grealish captain will make the team from the role n ° 10, although he has the freedom to travel in an attempt to disturb the defense of hosts.
Anwar El Ghazi has been of good shape leading to the match and must get the head nod left while the man of the Ex-Chelsea Academy, Bertrand Traore starts right. There is no summer from the summer pâté Signing Ollie Watkins for the center-advancement place.
Chelsea possible possible start:
Mendy; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Silva, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Havertz; Pulisic, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi
Aston Possible Start Possible Villa:
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Hause, Taylor; Luiz, Nakamba; Taore, thick, El Ghazi; Watkins
Match facts
Chelsea won his last 6 games against Aston Villa in all competitions.
Aston Villa has kept a clean leaf in its last 4 games (Premier League).
Chelsea scored at least 3 goals in 5 of their last 6 home games (Premier League).
Chelsea scored at least 2 goals in 10 of their last 11 games in Aston Villa in all competitions.
Aston Villa won 5 of his last 6 games (Premier League). VILLA WIN4.75
There were more than 2.5 goals marked in 5 of the last 6 games of Chelsea (Premier League).
Chelsea are unsuitable in their last 6 home games (Premier League).
Prediction Osasuna vs Villarreal
Chelsea are on a terrible form of shape and have desperate needs of three points to try to find some confidence as sliding in the table continues for men of Lampard.
However, Aston Villa will be full of confidence with their recent form and will be sitting above Chelsea in the table and seek to put an even more important gap between tables.
With the Lampard, likely to rotate the team with a fast turnaround, we can see an improved performance with the tastes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Caesar Azpilicuetta likely to make an appearance of the beginning, but face one side really in shape In the villa of Dean Smith.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
