Chelsea face Aston Villa this evening looking to improve their fortunes. After suffering an early FA Cup exit at the hands of Brighton, Chelsea were comfortably beaten 3-0 by the same opposition last Friday which means they have lost three of their last four games across all competitions.

Marcus Rashford has started his Villa career well and should start once again, while Ollie Watkins will lead the line meaning £326,500-per-week trio Jacob Ramsey, Marco Asensio and Donyell Malen are left on the bench to provide firepower.

Report and free match highlights as Trent Alexander-Arnold earns Liverpool a point at Aston Villa with deflected second-half strike; Villa led thanks to Ollie Watkins and Youri Tielemans after Mohamed Salah was gifted the opener;

Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Wesley Fofana, Omari Kellyman (all hamstring), Romeo Lavia (muscle), Marc Guiu (groin) and Mykhaylo Mudryk (suspended) are all sidelined while Benoit Badiashile (thigh) will be assessed once before the game.

Aston Villa face Chelsea in the Premier League’s late kick-off today, with both sides still firmly in the hunt for Champions League football. While Villa’s draw to Liverpool in midweek was a good result,