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After a less-than-refreshing international break, Chelsea take their table-topping form to one of the tightest teams in the league – Aston Villa.

A tale of two defences…
Martin O’Neill has hosted Carlo Ancelotti once in his career – a 0-0 draw against AC Milan in the Champions League when he was at Celtic. Chelsea won at Villa Park last year (0-1) in Guus Hiddink’s first game as manager, the first time Chelsea had won at Villa since 1999 (Mourinho famously never won there). The key thing to note? Not many goals…

Villa are unfashionably low scorers

• In a season when the big teams have gone goal crazy - the top eight teams without Aston Villa have scored an average of 19 goals each - Villa have only managed 10. (Aston Villa 1-0 is 8/1 at Ladbrokes)

But their defence is equally mean

• Only Newcastle and Leeds have conceded fewer goals than Villa’s six in all four divisions. Only one other team in the Premier League has kept an equally tight defence – visitors Chelsea.
  (0-0 is 8/1 at Ladbrokes)

This fixture is traditionally low-scoring

• In 17 games since the Premier League began in 1992 this fixture has produced fewer than 2.5 goals on 12 occasions. (1-1 is 11/2 at Ladbrokes)

And Chelsea may well be a little jaded

• Both teams are packed with internationals, but Drogba, Essien, Mikel and Kalou will all have had longer than average flights back from their African duties.

Extra time
Man Utd have won their last three meetings with Bolton and are 5/1 to win 2-0 like they did at Old Trafford last season. Tottenham have won two of their four away games this season while Portsmouth have lost all their home games. Spurs are 25/1 to win 2-0 with Crouch scoring first. Arsenal scored six in their last game and their opponents Birmingham have lost their last two. The Gunners are 25/1 to win 6-0 at Ladbrokes.

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