Chelsea travel north in hopes of continuing their good form in the English Premiership. They will look to exploit the weaknesses of a hit-and-miss
Aston Villa side that is coming off of a home draw to
Manchester City.
Chelsea are currently top of the table and have only lost 1 game. Their total record is 7-0-1 with a 4-0-0 home record and 3-0-1 while away. They have amassed 21 points and have a 2 point lead over the closest challenger
Manchester United. Aston Villa sit in the 7th position with 13 points. They, however have a game in hand and could jump to 3rd with an upset of
Chelsea at Villa Park.
So far
Chelsea have looked unstoppable. The striking pair of
Nicholas Anelka and
Didier Drogba has been very fruitful for
Carlo Ancelotti,
Chelsea's new manager for 2009/2010.
Solomon Kalou has also helped out, scoring twice in their last 4 matches.
Aston Villa's bread and butter is still
Gabby Agbonlahor, who has managed to score 4 times in their last 5 matches. He will be healthy and ready to perform at Villa Park this weekend. Neither team has any major injury setbacks and because of this should be a high energy game.
Chelsea figure to be the favorites here largely because they have beaten
Aston Villa 5-1 in head-to-head matches. Advise
Chelsea to win this one by a small goal margin.
Aston Villa vs. Chelsea FC
Saturday October 17, 2009
Kickoff: 13:45 CET
Tip: Chelsea
Best Odds: 1.85 @ Bet365
