Tip Aston Villa Chelsea

Premier League

on 14 March 2020

Tip Chelsea

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Fourth placed Chelsea will be travelling to Villa Park for the first time in four years, as they take on Aston Villa, who are nineteenth in the table standings and deep in the relegation zone. The hosts, Aston Villa, have lost their last four league games and will be hoping to begin collecting the vital points neede to aid their ascent out of the bottom three. Villa Manager Dean Smith's career is on the line and a loss to Chelsea could all but confirm his departure. He will, therefore, try to tap into the formula that earned him praise last season if just to save his neck. Villa will be hosting the game after losing 4-0 at Leicester City, days after they fell 2-0 at Southampton. For them to win or even draw with Chelsea, Smith will be required to come up with a formidable strategy that combines the best of attack and defense options. Chelsea on their part have not lost any of their last three league games and coach Frank Lampard will be out to keep this trend going. Chelsea followed on their 2-0 FA Cup victory over Premiership Leaders Liverpool with an impressive 4-0 thrashing of Everton in the league. Mount, Pedro, Willian and Giroud were the men behind the resounding victory over the Toffees. At Villa Park, Chelsea have won just five of seventeen games, but with the hosts currently struggling, this presents a good chance to keep polishing their record at the venue.

Our bet explained

Our Aston Villa Chelsea tip

Although Chelsea have lost to some weak teams in the past this season, we do not expect them to make the kind of mistakes they have made earlier especially because that could cost them a Champions League position. Frank Lampard will be keen to win at Villa Park, a place he is familiar with having scored there as a player before. It might be a narrow win for the Blues, but a win nonetheless.