Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior expects Aston Villa to respond to their defeat at Wolves
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior
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Liam Rosenior has warned his Chelsea players to expect a strong reaction from Aston Villa following their embarrassing defeat to Wolves.
Villa suffered a 2-0 loss at Molineux, becoming just the second team in the Premier League to be beaten by the relegation-bound bottom club.
Joao Gomes opened the scoring just after the hour mark, before Rodrigo Gomes doubled the lead for Wolves in the final stages of second half stoppage time.
Villa now host Chelsea in a crucial match for both clubs’ seasons.
If Villa win, they will open up a nine-point gap over the Blues, while a victory for Chelsea would cut the deficit to just three points.
“In terms of preparing for Aston Villa, the reason they score great goals is because they have great attacking players,” Rosenior said in his press conference.
“We show individual clips to our players. Our players know the strengths and weaknesses of each individual we're up against.
“It's going to be a very difficult game. They're very clinical in terms of the xG that they create, in terms of the values of the goals that they score.
“They're a good team. It's going to be tough because they're going to have a reaction from their last result.
“We have to make sure we're prepared for a very difficult game.”
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