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If Chelsea win they would become only the second club to reach 600 Premier League victories, after Manchester United (689).
Romelu Lukaku has scored in his last five Premier League matches against Aston Villa, netting six goals in total. The Belgian is looking for his first top-flight goal at Stamford Bridge, in what would be his 11th appearance at the ground in the competition.
Aston Villa won their last Premier League meeting with Chelsea, triumphing 2-1 on the final day of last season. They have not won consecutive league matches against the Blues since October 1993 under Ron Atkinson.
Danny Ings has been involved in eight goals in his last nine Premier League starts (six goals and two assists). He has registered a goal involvement in all three of his appearances for Aston Villa so far (two goals and one assist).
Match officials
Referee: Stuart Attwell. Assistants: Dan Cook, Simon Long. Fourth official: Robert Jones. VAR: Chris Kavanagh. Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan.
