A managerless Aston Villa beckon in the home stretch as they play host to Chelsea at Villa Park. The West Midlanders will endeavour to avoid their seventh successive defeat, while the Blues could extend their unbeaten streak to 15 matches as they go in search of their first win in three outings.
Aside from tallying the joint-fewest goals (one) across their last four matches, Villa also ranked joint-second-bottom for big chances (three) and shots on target (10). On the defensive end, they were carved open at will, conceding the most goals (10), second-most shots inside the box (39) and most big chances (14). It’s a similar story with regards to their home form, given that Villa have conceded the second-most goals (25) and big chances (30).
Carding seven goals in their previous quartet of league ties, Chelsea’s attacking unit have flourished of late. On that note, only one team chalked up more attempts (68) or shots inside the box (41) over their last four matches. That being said, Gus Hiddink’s men chart in the bottom half for goals (16) and big chances (20) in away clashes, while only four teams have mustered fewer shots on target (47). Offering a glimmer of hope for the hosts, Chelsea conceded five goals and surrendered the joint-fourth-most big chances (seven) across their previous four outings.
