Chelsea vs Aston Villa: 7 Tips For Villa To Defeat Mourinho

4. Use The Belgian's Strengths

John Terry and Gary Cahill are no weaklings, but in Christian Benteke Villa have the best target man in the Premier League. Powerful on the ground, authoritative in the air, and continuing this season where he finished the last, the bruising Belgian can cause any centre back problems. The ex-Genk striker is also quick on the ground and can blast them in as well as place them. Should Villa find themselves under pressure, if Chelsea come flying out of the traps, then Lambert's side know they can knock the ball up to the leader of the attack and the majority of the time he will hold the ball up, bring others in to play or go it alone. With a target man like that in the side team mates tend to panic less, unafraid that a long clearance will merely see the opposition coming right back at them. The defence can stick to defending, the midfield can press, while the wide forwards Agbonlahor and Wiemann can help out defensively but also look for opportunities to attack. Agbonlahor in particular looks in fine form, winning both penalties on Saturday, and with Benteke drawing defenders out of position the Englishman has space to attack. If Benteke plays well, Villa will fancy their chances. Even if he isn't having the best of games he will still present a problem for the Chelsea defence.