'A nightmare': Chris Sutton shares Aston Villa v Chelsea result prediction

Aston Villa lock horns with Chelsea in Sunday’s Premier League meeting at Villa Park.

Steven Gerrard’s charges are 16th in the table and will hope to pull further away from the relegation zone.

Villa will also hope to extend their unbeaten run to five games against Graham Potter’s resurgent Blues.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are looking to extend their winning streak in the Premier League to four matches.

The Blues are currently fourth in the standings, eight points off top spot, but with a game in hand.

Potter has turned Chelsea’s fortunes around in recent games and they will fancy their chances in Birmingham.

‘Becoming a problem’

BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton believes Villa will fall to a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea.

He feels Gerrard’s style of play is “becoming a problem” and that the Villa players will buckle under the pressure.

“I think the feeling among Aston Villa fans is that the jury is out on Steven Gerrard at the moment,” he wrote on BBC Sport.

“It’s as much to do with Villa’s style of play as their results.

“That’s becoming a problem but he is hardly likely to change and be expansive against Chelsea, because they will be a nightmare to play against.

“Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is scoring goals and Graham Potter is showing how adaptable he is as a manager.

“Villa will be under pressure to win at home, and I can see the nerves getting the better of their players.”