These are the Chelsea vs Aston Villa confirmed lineups for their Premier League clash on Saturday. Two of the top five teams in the league meet in what could be a pretty crucial match for both sides and their title ambitions, as the Blues are fighting to stay in a title race of any kind with the top three aiming to pull away from them. For the Villans, a win here would keep them astride of Manchester City and Arsenal at the pinnacle of the table. All eyes are on this one as the European football places fill up and gaps emerge across the table.
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Chelsea vs Aston Villa Confirmed Lineups for Premier League Tie
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### Chelsea Team News
Rob Sanchez starts in goal with a back line of Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, and Marc Cucurella. Moises Caicedo partners Enzo Fernandez in midfield. Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, and Alejandro Garnacho support Joao Pedro up front.
### Notable Changes
A change in the back line from the Newcastle clash as Badiashile comes in for Wes Fofana to make up a new look central partnership with Chalobah.
### Aston Villa Team News
Emi Martinez starts in goal with a back line of Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Victor Lindelof, and Ian Maatsen. Boubaca Kamara partners Youri Tielemans in the pivot. John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, and Emi Buendia support Donyell Malen up front.
### Notable Changes
Two changes in the attacking lines as Buendia and Malen come in as Ollie Watkins and Amadou Onana drop out.
### Chelsea Premier League Squad
* Rob Sanchez
* Filip Jorgensen
* Gaga Slonina
* Max Merrick
* Marc Cucurella
* Tosin Adarabioyo
* Benoit Badiashile
* Levi Colwill
* Jorrel Hato
* Trevoh Chalobah
* Reece James
* Malo Gusto
* Wes Fofana
* Josh Acheampong
* Mykhailo Mudryk
* Enzo Fernandez
* Cole Palmer
* Dario Essugo
* Andrey Santos
* Moises Caicedo
* Facundo Buonanotte
* Romeo Lavia
* Reggie Walsh
* Landon Emenalo
* Ollie Harrison
* Pedro Neto
* Liam Delap
* Jamie Gittens
* Joao Pedro
* Tyrique George
* Marc Guiu
* Estevao
* Alejandro Garnacho
* Shumaira Mheuka
* Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
### Aston Villa Premier League Squad
* Emi Martinez
* Marco Bizot
* Sam Proctor
* James Wright
* Rhys Oakley
* Matty Cash
* Victor Lindelof
* Ezri Konsa
* Tyrone Mings
* Lucas Digne
* Pau Torres
* Andres Garcia
* Ian Maatsen
* Travis Patterson
* Ross Barkley
* John McGinn
* Youri Tielemans
* Harvey Elliott
* Emiliano Buendia
* Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
* Amadou Onana
* Lamare Bogarde
* Boubacar Kamara
* Aidan Borland
* Ben Broggio
* Bradley Burrowes
* Ollie Watkins
* Donyell Malen
* Jadon Sancho
* Morgan Rogers
* Evann Guessand
Stay tuned for the Chelsea vs Aston Villa confirmed lineups. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who missed out, and what tactical alterations we could see.
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