Aston Villa vs Chelsea Predictions - March 4, 2026

Aston Villa look the more likely winners here, given their superior home form, Chelsea’s persistent defensive vulnerabilities, and the hosts’ burning desire to respond after their defeat to Wolverhampton. Emery’s organised, transition-focused system consistently causes problems for high-defensive-line teams. Accordingly, Villa should get this one

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham

Date: Wednesday, 4^th March 2026

Time: 8:30 pm Nigerian time

Aston Villa welcome Chelsea to Villa Park on Wednesday evening for their latest instalment of Premier League action.

The Villans suffered a damaging 2-0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous league outing, while the Blues were narrowly pipped by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Head-to-head:

• Aston Villa have won 17 of the 61 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• Chelsea recorded 30 victories.

• The remaining 14 clashes ended in draws.

• Aston Villa average an impressive 2.44 points per game from home Premier League matches this season, compared to Chelsea’s 1.67 points per game from away fixtures.

• Eight of their last 10 encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Aston Villa in the league: L-D-W-D-L

• Aston Villa in all competitions: D-W-L-D-L

• Chelsea in the league: W-W-D-D-L

• Chelsea in all competitions: W-D-W-D-L

Team News:

• For Aston Villa, Youri Tielemans misses the match with an ankle injury. John McGinn remains out with a knee problem. Boubacar Kamara suffers from his knee injury. Harvey Elliott has a knock. Javi Garcia remains in doubt due to a hamstring complaint.

• For Chelsea, Mykhailo Mudryk serves a suspension and cannot play. Levi Colwill battles a cruciate ligament injury. Marc Cucurella, Dário Essugo, and Estevão all miss this game as they are dealing with hamstring and muscle injuries. Gittens also sits out with a muscle injury. Pedro Neto is suspended.

Player(s) to watch:

• Morgan Rogers has contributed eight goals and five assists in 28 Premier League appearances this term. Rogers drifts between lines and links up with Ollie Watkins. This movement creates constant problems for the defence. Compact defensive lines often break under his energy and creativity.

• João Pedro joined Chelsea from Brighton last summer. He is already Liam Rosenior’s most reliable attacker, with 11 goals and four assists in 28 Premier League games. Pedro has great finishing instincts, but also drops deep to link the play. His movement stretches centre-backs and opens up space for runners. Villa’s backline must track him all evening.