GK – Robert Sanchez

The Spaniard had his best game for the Blues so far against Bournemouth, making a couple of key saves to ensure Pochettino’s side kept a clean sheet.

Sanchez came out to block Dango Ouattara’s shot from close range midway through the first half, before saving smartly with his feet, keeping out an effort from Dominic Solanke with 10 minutes left in the match.

Chelsea’s no.1 is improving with every passing game, and it will be hoped that the performance against the Cherries is the level we see from him consistently going forward.

Sanchez is expected to be busy again versus Villa, who have a lot of firepower in attack.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.