Aston Villa players celebrating a goal
Aston Villa players celebrating a goal (Image: Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Aston Villa haven't won a Premier League game for six weeks, but they are only three points off fouth-placed Chelsea heading into their meeting with the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Unai Emery's side made their best start to a top-flight campaign for 25 years after beating Fulham last month, but have struggled for form since then following that win up with a victory over Bologna in the Champions League. After stoping a losing run of four matches by drawing to Crystal Palace, Villa were unlucky not to beat Juventus on Wednesday night.
If they can claim a much-needed win over Chelsea this weekend, they can attack back-to-back home matches against Brentford and Southampton with confidence of getting maximum points. The table will begin to take shape in this month, so here are the next five fixtures for Villa and the clubs who are currently in and around them in the standings...
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Aston Villa
Chelsea (A) - Sunday, December 1
Brentford (H) - Wednesday, December 4
Southampton (H) - Saturday, December 7
Nottingham Forest (A) - Saturday, December 14
Manchester City (H) - Saturday, December 21
Manchester City
Liverpool (A) - Sunday, December 1
Nottingham Forest (H) - Wednesday, December 4
Crystal Palace (A) - Saturday, December 7
Manchester United (H) - Sunday, December 15
Aston Villa (A) - Saturday, December 21
Chelsea
Aston Villa (H) - Sunday, December 1
Southampton (A) - Wednesday, December 4
Tottenham (A) - Sunday, December 8
Brentford (H) - Sunday, December 15
Everton (A) - Sunday, December 22
Arsenal
West Ham (A) - Saturday, November 30
Manchester United (H) - Wednesday, December 4
Fulham (A) - Sunday, December 8
Everton (H) - Saturday, December 14
Crystal Palace (A) - Saturday, December 21
Brighton
Southampton (H) - Friday, November 29
Fulham (A) - Thursday, December 5
Leicester City (A) - Sunday, December 8
Crystal Palace (H) - Sunday, December 15
West Ham (A) - Saturday, December 21
Tottenham
Fulham (H) - Sunday, December 1
Bournemouth (A) - Thursday, December 5
Chelsea (H) - Sunday, December 8
Southampton (A) - Sunday, December 15
Liverpool (H) - Sunday, December 22
Manchester United
Everton (H) - Sunday, December 1
Arsenal (A) - Wednesday, December 4
Nottingham Forest (H) - Saturday, December 7
Manchester City (A) - Sunday, December 15
Bournemouth (H) - Sunday, December 22
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