Aston Villa vs Chelsea: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

Unai Emery's Villans are primed for a successful end to the campaign with plenty to play for both domestically and in Europe. They sit six points ahead of Tottenham having played a match more before the weekend.

Chelsea were dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester City and followed that disappointment up with a disgrace of a performance at Arsenal, being roundly thrashed 5-0 by their London rivals.

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Aston Villa team news

Luiz is back from suspension / Franco Arland/GettyImages

Villa can welcome Douglas Luiz back into their starting lineup after the Brazilian midfielder served a suspension for collecting ten yellow cards. He'll partner John McGinn with few other changes expected from the side that saw off Bournemouth 3-1 last week.

Nicolo Zaniolo is on the sidelines having just started to show what he can do at Villa Park, with the likes of Jacob Ramsey, Alex Moreno, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendia and Tyrone Mings all unavailable.

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Chelsea

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Chelsea (4-4-1-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Rogers; Tielemans; Watkins.

Chelsea team news

Palmer should be back for Chelsea / James Gill - Danehouse/GettyImages

Chelsea should be boosted by the return of Cole Palmer, who missed the 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Arsenal due to illness.

However, Mauricio Pochettino continues to be hamstrung by injuries elsewhere in his squad. Enzo Fernandez's season is over due to a groin problem, while Raheem Sterling and Carney Chukwuemeka have been struck down by blows this week. Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Reece James, Robert Sanchez, Christopher Nkunku, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto and Ben Chilwell are all unavailable.