Chelsea vs. Aston Villa, Premier League: Live blog; highlights

Back at the Bridge for the first time in a few weeks, as we welcome Aston Villa. Chelsea are unbeaten in five; Villa winless in seven. A solid test to check our progress.

Enzo Maresca has chosen a bunch of familiar names, but in a rather unfamiliar combination. Let’s call it a 3-5-2 for now? Three-man midfield like the people’s choice though! UPDATE: Caicedo the nominal right back, inverting into midfield.

Here we go!

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):Sánchez | Cucurella, Colwill, Fofana, Caicedo | Lavia, Enzo (c) | Sancho, Palmer, Neto | Jackson

Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga, Gusto, Madueke, Mudryk, Félix, Nkunku

Aston Villa starting XI:Martínez | Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Philogene, Tielemans, Kamara, McGinn (c), Rogers, Watkins

Substitutes from: Olsen, Diego Carlos, Mings, Maatsen, Bogarde, Barkley, Buendía, Bailey, Durán

Date / Time: Sunday, December 1, 2024, 13.30 GMT; 8:30am EST; 7pm ISTVenue: Stamford Bridge, SW6Referee: Stuart Attwell (on pitch); Michael Salisbury (VAR)

On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); USA, Telemundo (USA); none (India); SuperSport MaXimo 1, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhereStreaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)

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