Two clubs in the top four of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Chelsea and Aston Villa. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Stamford Bridge in London and can be live streamed here free.
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Telegraph): "Villa are a massive club, massive. You don't realize how big Villa are unless you're actually inside. It has a fabulous support, right on you [demanding] all the time. I understand that because of the way the club is. It's a great club, great facilities. A club this size that does not do as well as people think it should then you're open for criticism. If you get it right, get it going, wow, it's a fantastic club."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Chelsea's Diego Costa has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 25-year-old has seven goals in addition to his average of 1.8 key passes per match.
Chelsea's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic; Fabregas, Matic, Oscar; Hazard, Costa, Willian
Aston Villa's Projected Lineup (4-5-1): Guzan; Cissokho, Baker, Senderos, Hutton; Richardson, Delph, Westwood, Cleverley, Weimann; Agbonlahor
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
|||
|
2 |
Southampton |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
|||
|
3 |
Aston Villa |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
|||
|
5 |
Swansea City |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
|||
|
6 |
Manchester City |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|||
|
7 |
Leicester City |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
|||
|
8 |
West Ham United |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
|||
|
9 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|||
|
10 |
Hull City |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
|||
|
11 |
Liverpool |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
6 |
|||
|
12 |
Manchester United |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
13 |
Stoke City |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
14 |
Everton |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
-2 |
5 |
|||
|
15 |
Crystal Palace |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
-2 |
5 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
5 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
18 |
Queens Park Rangers |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
-8 |
4 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
3 |
|||
|
20 |
Newcastle United |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
-6 |
3 |
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