The Argentine international situation is ultimately a shame for Aston Villa, as Dean Smith would have been able to pick a relatively full-strength team. We'll have to wait until Everton for Martinez and Buendia to return, but it should be interesting to see the likes of Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins start at Stamford Bridge.
We catch up on the happenings since Villa last played.
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Key Aston Villa Players Begin to Return for Chelsea Test

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After a great results on their travels at both Arsenal and Lille, it's time for Aston Villa to address their home form and put some daylight between Spurs in the quest for fourth in the Premier League.
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SFTW: Aston Villa Seek Cherry on Top of Great Week

With English teams dropping like flies from European competition, will Aston Villa be England's remaining team in the semi-final, as Unai Emery's face a tough test against Lille.
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Europavision: Big Game Lille Away Preview

After indifferent home form this calendar year, Aston Villa's Champions League charge had gone off the rails a little. Conceding cheap goals was undermining a lot of good work. The recent 3-3 draw against Brentford in the league and then conceding a late goal in the 2-1 Europa Conference League win over Lille, was testament to that.
With poor results for English teams in Europe last week, the prospect of fifth being enough in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League was under threat, as the English team coefficient rating suffered. The stench of Europa League was in the air for Villa. There was also a sense that if they failed to do the business in Lille in the Europa Conference League 2nd leg, Villa's season might fold in on itself.
However, a weekend that served up both Villa's best away performance of the season at Arsenal and a cracking Newcastle display against Spurs, saw Villa rise to fourth spot and suddenly feel a lot more confident about their trip to France this week.
Villa's destiny now is very much in their own hands.
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Aston Villa Have a Truly Transformative Weekend

How will Unai Emery approach the difficult trip to the Emirates? With a big second leg quarter-final away at Lille to come and Douglas Luiz suspended for the trip to Arsenal, will Emery take a similar approach to the recent Manchester City away game? Will Newcastle United's 4-0 win over Spurs influence his decision in any way?
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SFTW: A Quick Look at Villa's Gunners Situation

In a week of underperforming English teams in Europe, Aston Villa were the only one to earn a win. Beating Lille 2-1 at Villa Park was a good result, but will they rue conceding a poor goal in the final 10 minutes of the game, when it comes to the second leg in France?
It was certainly a game that resulted in mixed emotions.
Lille, now have the weekend off, while Villa have a trip to the Emirates to contend with.
It's going to be tough in Lille next week for Villa, but at least Unai Emery's boys have given themselves a fighting chance.
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Key Aston Villa Players Begin to Return for Chelsea Test

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