Nowadays, Chelsea is not winning in the Premier League with already two back to back defeats ahead of their matchday 19 fixture with Aston Villa.
The Blues pulled their last two league fixtures and are third in the division. Six points split Chelsea from top league leaders Manchester City before boxing day.
Aston Villa closes the top 10 in the league table ahead of Boxing Day. 6 points distinguish the Villains from the top five. A European qualification place is possible for Steven Gerrard’s team.
However, the Villains need to win matches in the second leg fixtures.
Gerrard team is worst hit by the global pandemic. He may need to field numerous players from the academy.
Anwar El Ghazi, Morgan Sansone, Keinan Davis, and Jed Steer are the latest to test positive for coronavirus. Meanwhile, Marvelous Nakamba, Bertrand Traore, and Leon Bailey have injuries.
Thomas Tuchel was also hit with a coronavirus outbreak at Stamford Bridge. Romelu Lukaku will be back after the negative test.
Callum Hudson-Odoi could also be available from the injury table. Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, and Ben Chilwell all have positive coronavirus tests.
The trio Hakim Ziyech, Andreas Christensen, and Ruben-Loftus-Cheek are available after injuries.
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