Aston Villa host Chelsea on Sunday afternoon with Dean Smith’s side desperately needing to pick up points to escape the relegation zone.

Villa escaped with a draw in their opening fixture against Sheffield United courtesy of a goalline technology error but are still stuck in 19th place in the Premier League table.

Chelsea resume their campaign in a buoyant mood having secured the £47.5m signing of Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.

However, Frank Lampard’s side still face a tense race to secure their top-four spot, with Manchester United, Sheffield United and Wolves all in close pursuit.

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When is it and what time is kick-off?

The match will kick-off at 4:15pm at Villa Park on Sunday 21 June.

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

To watch the match without a Sky Sports subscription, you can purchase a Now TV pass here.

What is the team news?

Björn Engels and Frédéric Guilbert remain doubts after missing Villa’s fixture against Sheffield. Danny Drinkwater is ineligible to play against his parent club.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is fit after a year on the sidelines. N’golo Kante is a doubt while he regains fitness after returning to full-contact training late, while Jorginho is still suspended. Callum Hudson-Odoi is also a doubt with injury while Pedro is unlikely to feature having agreed a move to Rome when his contract expires on 30 June.

Predicted line-ups

Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Guilbert, Hause, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; El Ghazi, Samatta, Grealish.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger, Alonso; Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic.

What are the odds?

Aston Villa – 9/2

Draw – 18/5

Chelsea – 11/20

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