Another game on Sunday in English Premier League is going to be between Aston Villa and Chelsea. In the last 6 games, Aston Villa has won only 1, drew 3 and lost 2. Aston Villa's manager Steven Gerard challenged his team to be more “courageous” as they’ve scored no more than once in a Premier League game since round two, but a more attack-minded approach against Chelsea would perhaps be better defined as foolish rather than courageous.

So far this season, Aston Villa has scored 7 times and conceded 11 while Chelsea has 13 scored and 10 allowed. xG stats gives a more precise look at what we can expect. While playing in front of their fans, Aston Villa is expected to score 1.13 goals while Chelsea is expected to score 1.79. On the defensive side, the rating is almost identical - 1.32 for Villa at home and 1.34 for Chelsea on the road.

The home team is very close to the relegation zone and recent results against Chelsea suggest that the team could be even closer as Villa has won only 1 out of the last 12 matchups while Chelsea won 10 of them. In the last home game, Aston Villa beat Southampton and the team has a chance to get 2 wins in a row in front of their fans for the first time since January 2021. Chelsea has 3 wins in a row with only 2 goals allowed and 7 scored.

Chelsea has turned around their season in the Champions League as they are in a very good position to qualify for the next round. Playing in 2 tournaments means rotating the roster a lot but that hasn't been difficult for Chelsea's manager Graham Potter as 10 different players have scored in the Premier League which is league-best. One more fact - Potter hasn't lost as Chelsea's manager.

Steven Gerard is on the hot seat right now. Gerrard has reason to be frustrated with the missed chances that have occurred in the final third, but he has also shown a lack of willingness to significantly improved Villa's style of play. At the same time, Aston Villa has managed to add a degree of stability to their shaky Premier League campaign but is now up against an in-form opponent. Chelsea is the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.

周日英超联赛的另一场比赛将是阿斯顿维拉和切尔西之间的比赛。在过去的 6 场比赛中，阿斯顿维拉只取得了 1 场 3 平 2 负。阿斯顿维拉的主教练史蒂文·杰拉德要求球队更加“勇敢”，因为他们在英超联赛的第二轮比赛中得分不超过一次，但对切尔西采取更具攻击性的做法或许更适合将其定义为愚蠢而不是勇敢。

本赛季到目前为止，阿斯顿维拉已经打进7球，丢11球，而切尔西则打进13球，丢球10球。 xG stats 可以更准确地了解我们的预期。在球迷面前比赛时，阿斯顿维拉预计打进 1.13 球，而切尔西预计打进 1.79 球。在防守端，评分几乎相同——维拉主场1.32，切尔西客场1.34。

主队非常接近降级区，最近对阵切尔西的结果表明球队可能更接近降级区，因为维拉只赢了 1 场。在过去的12场比赛中，切尔西赢了其中的10场。上一场主场比赛，阿斯顿维拉战胜南安普顿，球队自2021年1月以来首次有机会在球迷面前取得2连胜。切尔西3连胜仅失2球，进7球得分。

切尔西已经扭转了他们在欧冠联赛中的赛季，因为他们处于晋级下一轮的有利位置。参加两场比赛意味着轮换阵容，但这对切尔西的主教练格雷厄姆·波特来说并不难，因为有 10 名不同的球员在英超联赛中得分，这是联赛中最好的。还有一个事实——波特并没有输掉切尔西的主教练。

史蒂文杰拉德现在处于热门位置。杰拉德有理由对在进攻三区错失的机会感到沮丧，但他也表现出缺乏显着改善比利亚打法的意愿。与此同时，阿斯顿维拉已经设法为他们的球队增加了一定程度的稳定性。不稳定的英超联赛，但现在要面对一个状态不佳的对手。切尔西是目前更好的球队，应该能够赢得这场比赛。