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Chelsea come in to this weekend’s match after picking up a point at the Etihad last Sunday. They sit top of the league with a total of thirteen points from a possible fifteen. Villa, however, are only three points behind Chelsea and a win this weekend would see them go level on points with the Blues.
Chelsea’s main attacking outlet was yet again through Eden Hazard against Manchester City. Hazard added seven dribbles to his tally for the season. His seven successful dribbles was more than anyone else in the league last weekend, and means he has now completed 31 successful dribbles this season, fourteen more than anyone else, according to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index.
Ramires recorded a pass completion rate of 93.8% last weekend, and the only player to top that was Eden Hazard. The Brazilian midfielder is beginning to show a vast improvement in his passing accuracy, with his pass completion being 79.8% prior to Chelsea’s fixture last weekend, and he will be hoping to continue this in to the Villa game.
Cesar Azpilicueta was the player to record the most sprints of any Chelsea player against City, racking up 54 sprints over the course of the 90 minutes, according to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, and the fullback is likely to start again this weekend.
Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor has clocked the fastest speed out of any Aston Villa player. This season, he has been recorded running at 34.4km/h this season, which puts him right up there with the fastest in the league according to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index.
Despite being pipped to the title of being the fastest player at Villa, Fabian Delph has sprinted more than any of his teammates, also placing himself second in the Premier League for number of sprints. According to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, Delph has sprinted 277 times so far this season.
Lambert’s style of play is evident this year, with fullbacks pushing on and delivering balls in to the forward. The two wingbacks, Aly Cisshoko and Alan Hutton have more crosses between them than the rest of the squad combined, with sixteen apiece, according to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index.
