Chelsea seeks a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup as Aston Villa visits Stamford Bridge on Friday, January 26, 2024. The Blues are in excellent form, coming into this match after a 6-1 victory over Middlesbrough, while the visitors enjoy 11 days of rest since their last game.

Let's analyze the most interesting statistics of the two teams:

Chelsea:
- In the last match on January 23, 2024, they defeated Middlesbrough 6-1.
- In the last 5 matches, they won 4 times, lost once. They scored an average of 2.8 goals per match and conceded 0.8.
- Haven't lost in their last 9 home matches.
- Scored at least 1 goal in their last 9 home matches.
- Won their last 4 home matches.
- In 10 of the last 11 home matches, more than 1.5 goals were scored.
- In 5 of the last 6 matches, at least 1 goal was scored in the first half.

Aston Villa:
- In the last match on January 14, 2024, they drew with Everton 0-0.
- In the last 5 matches, they won twice, lost once, and drew twice. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per match and conceded 1.2.
- Haven't lost in 13 of the last 14 matches.
- Scored at least 1 goal in 13 of the last 14 matches.

Head to Head:
In the last direct confrontation on September 24, 2023, Aston Villa defeated Chelsea away with a score of 0-1.
In the last 5 matches between the two teams, Chelsea won 2 times, Aston Villa won 2 times, and they drew once. Chelsea scored an average of 1.2 goals per match, while Aston Villa scored an average of 1 goal per match.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
CHELSEA
Petrovic; Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Gallagher, Palmer; Broja
ASTON VILLA
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Moreno; Bailey, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn; Watkins, Duran

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