How to watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

The Blues are looking to return to winning ways after their 2-2 draw with Newcastle, where they had to stage a second-half comeback after a dismal first-period showing.

Villa, meanwhile, are dark horses in the title race, pulling seven points clear of today’s opposition to position themselves in third.

Unai Emery’s side are three points off league leaders Arsenal and one adrift of second-placed Manchester City.

Enzo Maresca will have his work cut out against a Villa side that are certainly not short of confidence, particularly after beating Manchester United 2-1 last time out.

The Birmingham outfit did not play well at all at Villa Park, but they were bailed out by two pieces of brilliance from Morgan Rogers, who scored two sumptuous goals.

Chelsea suffered a blip in form following their 3-0 win over Barcelona last month, but are slowly building back to what they once were.

They pieced together a 2-0 win over Everton to snap a winless start to December, before they coasted past Cardiff 3-1 in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 5pm ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.

Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights from 5.15pm with Match of the Day broadcasting on BBC One at 10.25pm.