Chelsea lost only one game away from home this season, and that was a surprising 3-2 defeat against city rivals, West Ham. The Champions League winners advanced to the EFL Cup semi-finals after beating Bretford 2-0, completely controlling the game with their B team. The guests are still in the race for the Premier League title, currently third-placed being six points behind the league's leaders, Manchester City. A win in the upcoming clash would do wonders for the Blues, giving Thomas Tuchel's squad its confidence back. They will visit the city of Birmingham to face Aston Villa, who are doing great under their new manager Steven Gerrard. The hosts are coming from a 2-0 win over Norwich, and are sitting in tenth place right now, after a terrible start to the campaign.

Injuries will be a concern for the home team, as Villa misses all of Bertrand Traore, Leon Bailey, Marvelous Nakamba, Morgan Sanson, Anwar El Ghazi, and Ashley Young, while Chelsea goes into the duel without Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, and Hakim Ziyech. Chelsea has one of the best squads in the world, and can fill the gaps in the starting eleven with ease. However, AVFC certainly needs to count on their bench players performing well here, which cannot be granted.

Villa lost three of its last four home games vs. Chelsea, and has also lost 3-0 to them at the Stamford Bridge at the beginning of this season. Thomas Tuchel's men continue a five-game undefeated streak, however with three of those matches resulting in a tie. Mason Mount has been this team's top scorer so far, finding the net seven times while also assisting four goals. On the other side, Ollie Watkins has scored five goals for Villa this season, but it will be hard for him to score past Chelsea's unstoppable defense.

I expect the guests to win here, considering everything mentioned above. Good luck!

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切尔西本赛季在客场只输了一场比赛，但却以3比2的比分输给了同城死敌西汉姆联。欧洲冠军联赛(Champions League)冠军球队以2比0击败布雷福德队(Bretford)，以B队完全控制了比赛，挺进欧洲英语杯(EFL Cup)半决赛。宾客们仍在争夺英超冠军，目前排名第三，落后联赛领头羊曼城6分。在即将到来的比赛中获胜将会给蓝军带来奇迹，让托马斯·图切尔的球队重获信心。他们将前往伯明翰迎战阿斯顿维拉，他们在新主帅杰拉德的带领下表现出色。主队在2-0战胜诺维奇后，在赛季开局糟糕之后，目前排名第十。

伤病问题将是主队的一大担忧，维拉将失去特拉奥雷、莱昂·贝利、纳坎巴、摩根·桑松、安瓦尔·埃尔加齐和阿什利·杨，而切尔西将在没有蒂莫·维尔纳、本·奇尔维尔和哈基姆·齐耶赫的情况下进行对决。切尔西拥有世界上最好的阵容之一，可以轻松填补首发十一人的空缺。然而，AVFC当然需要依靠他们的板凳球员在这里表现出色，这是不能被授予的。

维拉在最近四场主场对阵切尔西的比赛中输掉了三场，并且在本赛季初在斯坦福桥以0 - 3输给了切尔西。托马斯·图切尔的球队延续了五场不败的战绩，不过其中三场比赛打成了平局。梅森·芒特是目前为止球队的最佳射手，七次进球，四次助攻。另一方面，奥利·沃特金斯本赛季已经为维拉打进了5个进球，但他很难突破切尔西不可阻挡的防守。

综上所述，我希望客队能赢。