Villa ring changes to gain much-needed win at Chelseapublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2024
Chelsea v Aston Villa (13:30 GMT)
Aston Villa make five changes for their visit to Chelsea after a disappointing 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.
Luca Digne, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash, Boubacar Kamara and Jadon Philogene come in for Lamare Bogarde, Diego Carlos, Ian Maatsen, Ross Barkley and Leon Bailey.
Villa are winless in seven matches in all competition, the longest such run under manager Unai Emery.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Torres, Konsa, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn; Philogene, Watkins, Rogers
Subs: Diego Carlos, Mings, Barkley, Duran, Buendía, Maatsen, Olsen, Bogarde, Bailey.
