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Chelsea vs Aston Villa live stream: How to watch Premier League game online and on TV today, team news. Aston Villa will be hoping to move one step closer to UEFA Champions League qualification as they go in search of a win at home against Chelsea on Saturday in the English Premier League.
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Chelsea vs Aston Villa live stream: How to watch Premier League game online and on TV today, team news
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Aston Villa will be hoping to move one step closer to UEFA Champions League qualification as they go in search of a win at home against Chelsea on Saturday in the English Premier League.
The hosts glided to a 3-1 win over Bournemouth last week to plump up a 6-point cushion between them and fifth-placed Spurs. They will be confident of increasing that advantage here today.
Chelsea, meanwhile, come into this game off the back of a chastening 5-0 defeat against title-chasing London rivals Arsenal. Despite that result, the Blues remain in contention for a top-seven spot, thanks largely to the coruscating form of Cole Palmer, who could be welcomed back for this clash.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea live stream, Date, Time, Channels
The Aston Villa vs Chelsea live stream takes place Saturday, April 27.
Time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 5 a.m. AEST (Apr. 28)
U.S. — Watch on Peacock
U.K. — Watch on TNT Sports
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The Aston Villa vs Chelsea live stream is a chance for the home side to take a step closer to achieving their Champions League dream
Aston Villa are just four games away from securing their first-ever spot in the Champions League. The 4th-placed Villains have a six-point lead on Tottenham (though Spurs have two games in hand), and three points here would see them take a giant leap closer to securing a top-four finish, especially as their 5th-placed rivals are facing Arsenal in the North London Derby this weekend. For Aston Villa, it’s a must-win game, against an inconsistent team.
Just when Chelsea looked to have turned a corner following a lengthy unbeaten streak that included wins against Newcastle and Man Utd, a humbling 5-0 defeat to Arsenal has again soured the mood across the club. Mauricio Pochettino is facing intense scrutiny in this first season as Blues boss, and for the club to take any form of positivity into the summer they need to finish strongly. In that regard, Aston Villa away is not an ideally timed matchup.
Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa will look to register four straight wins in all competitions when they face Chelsea in Saturday's Premier League encounter at Villa Park on Saturday.
Unai Emery's men, who have surged into the last-four in the Europa Conference League this season, defeated Bournemouth 3-1 in the domestic circuit at the weekend.
Whereas, having suffered an FA Cup exit at the hands of Manchester City, the Blues were thrashed to a 5-0 league defeat by Arsenal in the mid-week.
Aston Villa team news
Villa boss Unai Emery will remain without Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey and Alex Moreno through injuries, while Nicolo Zaniolo is a doubt.
Meanwhile, midfielder Douglas Luiz is back from his ban and should slot right back in the XI alongside John McGinn and Youri Tielemans. So one of Morgan Rogers, Moussa Diaby or Leon Bailey will need to start on the bench.
Ollie Watkins should continue to lead the line of attack, with Diego Carlos and Clement Lenglet pushing for starts at the back.
Aston Villa possible XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Luiz, Tielemans, McGinn; Rogers; Watkins.
Chelsea team news
Enzo Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after going under the knife for a groin injury, with the likes of Malo Gusto, Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Lesley Ugochukwu also confined to the treatment room.
Meanwhile, in what could be seen as a huge injury boost, captain Reece James, Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku were spotted in Blues training.
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez is likely to return to the matchday squad after missing the Arsenal loss due to illness, but Dorde Petrovic may continue in between the sticks.
Alfie Gilchrist and Carney Chukwuemeka are also in contention for starts.
Chelsea possible XI: Petrovic; Disasi, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Sterling; Jackson.
Chelsea head to Villa Park this evening in desperate need of a boost after a humbling and humiliating 5-0 loss to Arsenal in midweek. It was a result, and performance, to bring the Blues back down to earth after an eight-game unbeaten streak had lifted spirits at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino has since been dealt with fresh injuries, including to the likes of Raheem Sterling, while Malo Gusto is still sidelined, but talisman Cole Palmer is back after an illness ruled him out of the Emirates Stadium thrashing. Chelsea cannot afford another defeat as they look to qualify for Europe next season.
Villa, meanwhile, can all but secure a top-four finish, and Champions League football, with a victory tonight. Another three points would open up a nine-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham, albeit having played three more games.
Chelsea have Cole Palmer back from illness but that is the end of the positive team news tonight.
Malo Gusto, along with Palmer, sat out the 5-0 defeat to Arsenal and will again be missing this weekend, and is joined by Raheem Sterling and Carney Chukwuemeka as Mauricio Pochettino’s injury crisis deepens. There are now 12 first-team players unavailable.
Sterling is out with a back problem, Chukwuemeka’s knee issues have resurfaced, and Gusto is still not fit after injuring himself in the defeat to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. However, Palmer’s return is a boost as the 20-goal Premier League Golden Boot-chaser returns after missing the defeat to Arsenal.
Enzo Fernandez has also been ruled out for the season after opting to have groin surgery. Reece James and Levi Colwill have joined Christopher Nkunku by stepping up their recovery to join in partial team training sessions but are unavailable to play at Villa Park.