The English team, Chelsea, will host its rival Aston Villa, in the confrontation scheduled to take place at 9:15 pm today, Wednesday, at “Stamford Bridge”, in the third round of the English League Cup for the current season 2021-2022.
Chelsea will be armed in the face of tonight with the impressive results it achieved in the English Premier League this season, after maintaining its unbeaten record in the first five rounds of the competition.
Chelsea, led by coach Thomas Tuchel, leads the Premier League table after collecting 13 points from 5 matches, winning 4 games and drawing one. He also scored 12 goals and received one goal equally with the professional Liverpool within its ranks, the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah.
On the other hand, Aston Villa qualified for the third round of the League Cup after they swept its host Barrow half a dozen goals without a return, in the second round of the tournament.
Aston Villa occupies the tenth place in the English Premier League standings with 10 points from 5 matches, as it managed to achieve two victories, one draw and two losses.
Aston Villa recently achieved a great victory over its guest team Everton, by three goals to no return, in the match that brought the two teams together at Villa Park, as part of the fifth round of the English Premier League matches.
The victory is the second for Aston Villa this season, and the first loss for Everton, led by coach Rafa Benitez..
Chelsea swept its host, Tottenham Hotspur, 3-0, in the match that brought the two teams together, in the London derby, at the “Tottenham” stadium, in the top of the fifth round of the English Premier League competition for the current season 2021-2022.