Chelsea vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

As expected

[Monty]

Why do anything else?

[PaulWinch again]

Win please Villa.

[Toronto Villa]

Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Chilwell, Kante, Jorginho, Mount, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Silva, Abraham, Werner, Tomori, Kovacic, Gilmour, Havertz, Emerson

[four fornicholl]

What's the latest regarding Trezeguet please anyone?

[eamonn]

6 changes for Chelsea ! Hope they're not gonna outfreshen us.

[Scovilla]

Come on Villa. Remember Arsenal!

[kippaxvilla2]

Hamstring.  Normal return early January.  Villa return first week of March.

[MalcolmP]

Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Chilwell, Kante, Jorginho, Mount, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Silva, Abraham, Werner, Tomori, Kovacic, Gilmour, Havertz, Emerson

I hope Hause has big pockets today because he needs Giroud in one of them. Giroud always scores against us

[pooligan]

Yes Giroud  has a bloody great record of scoring against us

[cdbearsfan]

Hamstring.  Normal return early January.  Villa return first week of March.

2024.

[Toronto Villa]

6 changes for Chelsea ! Hope they're not gonna outfreshen us.

6 changes because they just got battered at Arsenal. Nothing to do with staying fresh and rotation. There is infighting at Chelsea and so Lampard who is under immense pressure is trying to shake things up yet again. Their bench cost more than our entire 20 players, and yet they don't have a consistency at the moment. Now they are good enough in terms of individual talent to change that so let's hope it isn't today.

[MalcolmP]

6 changes for Chelsea ! Hope they're not gonna outfreshen us.

Hause, Traore, El Ghazi not played many games and Konsa been out for several games so all should be fresh.Pretty sure Watkins and Mcginn on Duracell batteries so no problem there either.

[CT]

I’ve just read that Chelsea’s bench is worth £241m.

[gpbarr]

That bench cost more than our entire squad. Real test this