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Tottenham can put the pressure on Premier League leaders Leicester and reduce the gap at the top to just two points with a win at Anfield, although Liverpool will be in confident mood having not lost to Spurs at home since 2011.
- Roberto Firmino set to miss out with a hamstring injury
- Christian Benteke ruled out for a month with knee ligament damage
- James Milner returns from suspension while Alberto Moreno back from injury
- Spurs set to include Toby Alderweireld after illness in midweek
- Erik Lamela doubtful after suffering injury on international duty
- Jan Vertonghen still out, with Harry Kane to play without face mask for first time since injury
Teams: TBC
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Today’s fixtures:
Aston Villa vs Chelsea – 12:45
Arsenal vs Watford – 15:00
Bournemouth vs Manchester City – 15:00
Norwich City vs Newcastle United – 15:00
Stoke City vs Swansea – 15:00
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion – 15:00
West Ham vs Crystal Palace – 15:00
Liverpool vs Tottenham – 17:30
Just over 45 minutes until kick off, it's time for some team news...
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Cissokho, Sanchez, Westwood, Gana, Gil, Gestede, Ayew
Subs: Okore, Bacuna, Sinclair, Veretout, Bunn, Lyden, Grealish.
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Miazga, Baba, Mikel, Fabregas, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Remy.
Subs: Begovic, Jake Clarke-Salter, Matic, Oscar, Traore, Pato, Falcao
Just under 15 minutes until kick off, can Chelsea's second team heap more misery on Villa or will there be a rare win for the home side?
Guus Hiddink has lost just 1 of his 26 Premier League games as Chelsea manager, a 1-0 defeat to Spurs in March 2009. https://t.co/eJ5sU835kd
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JT, Willian, Cahill not travelled, along with suspended costa and injured hazard...first three have minor problems #Cfc
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In the hotly anticipated battle of the mascots it's an all lion affair.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1 - Ruben Loftus-CheekFirst Premier League goal for the youngster, he tucks away Azpilicueta's low cross - with a helpful deflection off Joleon Lescott.
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1: Chelsea looking much more in charge now, this could be another long afternoon for Villa.
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