An early goal from Douglas Luiz has stumbling Aston Villa hoping to grow their table lead on Chelsea after this top-five clash at Villa Park.

Arsenal showed they are serious title contenders by beating a 10-man Chelsea 2-1 and moving five points clear at the top of the table.<br /><br />Jurrien Timber scored the winning goal with a header in the 66th minute at Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea are reportedly looking at striker Fisnik Asllani from Hoffenheim, who has 13 goal involvements in 23 appearances this season.The Bundesliga forward is apparently turning into a sought after

Villa have conceded 30 goals in the Premier League, despite their expected goals against (xGA) suggesting they should have conceded 41.44. Conversely, the Blues have scored just 49 goals, whereas Chelsea’s xG suggests they should have scored 58.17, which would make them the second-highest-scoring team in the EPL.

Chelsea is set to visit Aston Villa on Wednesday for a key battle of top-6 sides in the English Premier League. The match is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on USA Network and streaming on-demand.

Analysing the big talking points from a significant game in the title race and battle for Champions League qualification

Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the 2025 Club World Cup final. Cole Palmer scored twice in the first 30 minutes of game play. PSG's João Neves was removed from the game on a red card.

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