Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Photo : Getty Images)
Cellar-dwelling club Aston Villa FC (3-21-7, 16 points) is set to meet dethroned defending champions Chelsea FC (10-9-11, 41 points) at the Villa Park this Saturday, April 2nd as the 2015-2016 Premier League season winds down to its last few fixtures.
Aston Villa has been struggling all season as they had so far recorded the most losses for a Premier League club this season with 21. The team is currently on a six-game losing slide that had been typical in their campaign this year.
Their last match was a close 0-1 loss to surging squad Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on March 19th, as reported by BBC Sport.
After a scoreless first half of play, Argentine defender Federico Fernandez scored the lone goal of the match for the Swans at the 53rd minute, which handed the Villans their sixth straight loss in the domestic league.
With that, Villa remained at the bottom of the league table, a far nine points away from second-to-the-last-placed squad Newcastle United, and will surely be relegated to the Football League Championship next season with only seven games left in their season.
Meanwhile, last season's winners Chelsea continues its good showing with interim head coach Guus Hiddink late in the season.
Chelsea is coming off a 2-2 draw with contending team West Ham United at the Stamford Bridge also on March 19th, as per SkySports.
Hammers Argentine midfielder Manuel Lanzini scored the opening goal of the contest at the 17th minute, but the Pensioners were able to equalize it at the stroke of halftime with a goal from Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
West Ham took the lead once again in the second half with a strike from forward Andy Carroll one minute after the hour mark, but the Blues leveled it again one minute before full time with Fabregas' second goal of the game via a penalty kick.
The Blues are currently in a 14-game undefeated streak with their last loss in the domestic competitions coming way back in mid-December of last year, a 1-2 setback to league leaders Leicester City.
The predicted result is a 2-0 win for Chelsea.
Aston Villa starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Guzan; Hutton, Lescott, Clark, Cissokho; Westwood, Gueye; Gil, Veretout, Ayew; Gestede
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Mikel; Willian, Oscar, Kenedy; Remy
