Chelsea winger Willian. (Photo : Getty Images)
Last season's winners Chelsea (2-4-2, 8 points) will meet struggling squad Aston Villa (1-6-1, 4 points) at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday for a Premier League 2015-2016 season match.
Both teams are coming off losses, but the Villans are in more trouble as they have not won in their last seven games since opening the season with a 1-0 victory over newly-promoted team Bournemouth.
Tim Sherwood's boys lost a 0-1 decision to Stoke City on October 3 at the Villa Park as Potters forward Marko Arnautović scored the lone goal at the 55th minute of the match, as per the Mirror.
It was the Lions fourth straight defeat after a 2-2 tie with Sunderland in late August. The Villans lost two games prior that, which left them at them bottom three of the league table as of the moment.
Meanwhile, the Blues will come into the game amidst talks of manager Jose Mourinho's sacking. It was reported that Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone is on track to become the new coach at Stamford Bridge, but Mourinho was given another chance by Chelsea owners to bring some light in their campaign this season.
The Pensioners are coming off a disappointing 1-3 loss to Southampton at home last October 3, which led to louder calls of Mourinho's dismissal from the fans, via BBC Sport.
The 52-year-old coach cannot afford to lose this one against lowly Villa at home or else the big bosses may really pull the trigger of his firing.
The predicted result is a high-scoring 3-2 win for Chelsea.
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Begovic; Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta; Fàbregas, Hazard; Willian, Ramires, Oscar; Falcao
Aston Villa starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Guzan; Lescott, Richards, Crespo; Gueye, Veretout, Amavi, Hutton, Westwood; Sinclair, Gestede
