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Chelsea vs Aston Villa LIVE: Latest FA Cup fourth-round latest score and goal updates tonight

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Luke Baker
Friday 26 January 2024 16:12 EST
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round tonight.

Both managers have named strong line-ups for the match at Stamford Bridge, with no sense that either club are taking the FA Cup lightly, despite their Premier League ambitions.

Conor Gallagher captains Chelsea, while 20-year-old Alfie Gilchrist starts after Levi Colwill picked up an injury in the warm-up and pulled out of the squad, with Max Merrick promoted to the bench. Villa make two changes from the draw with Everton as Matty Cash and Youri Tielemans come in for Leon Bailey and Diego Carlos.

Chelsea: Petrovic, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Gilchrist, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Gallagher, Sterling, Palmer. Subs: Williams, Mudryk, Chukwuemeka, Broja, Chilwell, Deivid Washington, Merrick, Bergstrom, Castledine.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Diaby, Douglas Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans, Watkins. Subs: Diego Carlos, Chambers, Zaniolo, Olsen, Bailey, Iroegbunam, Wright, Kellyman, Munroe.

Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside)

Follow live updates from tonight’s game in the live blog below, and get all the latest football betting sites offers here.

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.

26 January 2024 19:53

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).

26 January 2024 19:48

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

First Half begins.

26 January 2024 19:45

Chelsea v Aston Villa – line-ups

Conor Gallagher captains Chelsea, while 20-year-old Alfie Gilchrist starts after Levi Colwill picked up an injury in the warm-up and pulled out of the squad, with Max Merrick promoted to the bench. Villa make two changes from the draw with Everton as Matty Cash and Youri Tielemans come in for Leon Bailey and Diego Carlos.

Chelsea: Petrovic, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Gilchrist, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Gallagher, Sterling, Palmer. Subs: Williams, Mudryk, Chukwuemeka, Broja, Chilwell, Deivid Washington, Merrick, Bergstrom, Castledine.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Alex Moreno, Diaby, Douglas Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans, Watkins. Subs: Diego Carlos, Chambers, Zaniolo, Olsen, Bailey, Iroegbunam, Wright, Kellyman, Munroe.

Lawrence Ostlere26 January 2024 19:39

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

26 January 2024 19:07

Chelsea vs Aston Villa

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26 January 2024 18:45

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