Aston Villa vs Chelsea: TV channel, stream, kick-off time and team news for Premier League clash
CHELSEA return to Premier League action against Aston Villa in high spirits after Graham Potter’s superb start to life as Blues boss.
The West London club won 2-0 at AC Milan in midweek and now face a trip to Villa Park.
Reece James is a big injury concern for Chelsea and England now though after he hobbled off in the San Siro victory and the right back looks set to miss the World Cup.
However, the Midlands club face an uphill battle as they have only beaten Chelsea once in their last ten Premier League games.
When is Aston Villa vs Chelsea?
- Aston Villa entertain Chelsea on Sunday, October 16.
- It is scheduled to kick off at 2pm UK time.
- Villa Park in Birmingham is the allocated arena for this encounter and it can host 42,785 spectators.
- Two Jorginho penalties and a excellent finish from Romelu Lukaku inspired the Blues to a 3-1 win when the sides last met.
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What TV channel is Aston Villa vs Chelsea on and can I live stream it?
- Aston Villa vs Chelsea will be broadcasted LIVE on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the UK.
- Build up is set to commence from 1pm UK time on Sky Sports Premier League – one hour before kick-off.
- Sky Sports Main Event will only have coverage of the match.
- Subscription members of Sky Sports can stream the entire action live via the Sky Sports website or Sky Go app.
What is the team news?
Steven Gerrard escaped the 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest with no fresh injury concerns.
But the Villa manager is still likely to have Ludwig Augustinsson, Boubacar Kamara, Diego Carlos, Jed Steer, Leon Bailey and Lucas Digne all missing.
Meanwhile, Hakim Ziyech, N’Golo Kante and Wesley Fofana are all set to be unavailable for the match against Aston Villa.
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And Graham Potter will be also sweating over the fitness of Reece James who was forced off early in Chelsea’s victory over AC Milan.
Latest odds
- Aston Villa to win 17/5
- Draw 27/10
- Chelsea 3/4
*Odds courtesy of Betfair are correct at time of publication