🚨 BREAKING: Chelsea and Aston Villa name XIs for crunch PL battle

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Andrew Thompson·27 December 2025

🚨 BREAKING: Chelsea and Aston Villa name XIs for crunch PL battle

A clash of competing clubs is a fitting way to bookend Saturday's action across the Premier League, with Chelsea and Aston Villa set to lock horns at Stamford Bridge.

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Separated by six points in the table coming into the weekend, Enzo Maresca's Blues will be hoping to cut the points deficit in half against a Villa outfit under Unai Emery that continue to defy expectations.

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The last time these two sides met at the Bridge, Chelsea ran out 3-0 winners thanks to goals from Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernández, and Cole Palmer, but Villa's recent run may be enough to set the record straight.

Here's how the two sides will line up in west London.