Chelsea face a really tough test against Aston Villa later today, don’t think anything else.
Villa have good players and a good manager, and they’re in really strong form.
Not only that, they will be playing in front of an enthusiastic Boxing Day home crowd at Villa park, a tricky place to go at the best of times.
There is a little bit of good news – while Chelsea are recovering a lot of the players who have missed out in recent weeks, their opposition are going to be their manager Steven Gerrard, who has tested positive for Covid and won’t be able to coach from the side-lines today.
It’s only a marginal gain, but they all count when it comes to this intense time of year, in this fierce battle for every point.
Chelsea have lost 2 of their last 3 Boxing Day games, today would be a great chance to get back on track.
