Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Aston Villa from Stamford Bridge.

Oscar scored his first PL goal in the 8-0 home win v Aston Villa in Dec 2012. Chelsea are unbeaten in the 11 PL matches to date where he has netted (nine wins).

The subsequent corner is punched away by Guzan.

Willian is off to a great start, this time bombing down the left. His shot is deflected into side netting.

Villa are continuing to pour forward as they did before the goal, but it's making them ripe for the picking when they lose the ball.

Treatment done and we're back to full flow.

Ivanovic takes a bump on the back of the head clearing a Villa free-kick.

GOAL! Chelsea take the lead as Willian is put through on the right, his shot is saved but he smartly pulls the second go back to Oscar to slot across the committed Guzan. 1-0!

Terry risks and OG throwing himself at a cross to prevent Weimann getting there first. He gets up clutching his ribs.

First Chelsea attack a novel set piece as Fabregas fakes a long and centred delivery from 40, but sends it to the left for Ivanovic to try and head across into danger. Villa clear.

Courtois out to smother a forward ball as Villa try to start fast. Memories of the Liverpool upset!

Villa get us underway!

With just five minutes left to go until kick-off, how do you think this game will go today? Will the blue juggernaut steamroll Villa in another one-sided hammering, or can Villa continue their good form at the Bridge? Let us know in the comments section below, or tweet me @liamhappe.

For Villa, Nathan Baker and Ashley Westwood return to the starting line-up after being ruled out of last week's defeat to Arsenal through illness. A bug swept through the Villa camp ahead of the clash with the Gunners, but boss Paul Lambert has confirmed that those affected are back to full fitness. Ron Vlaar is still not fit to feature, whilst this match has come a week too early for Christian Benteke, who is expected to return from a five-month lay-off against Man City next weekend.

The good news for Chelsea fans is that Diego Costa starts. Brazilian-born Spaniard Costa has struggled with a hamstring ever since his arrival from Atletico Madrid over the summer. Despite not being 100% fit in the Blues' opening five fixtures, the 25-year-old has still managed to find the back of the net on seven occasions.

The teams are in - CHELSEA: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Matic, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Costa... Subs: Cech, Luis, Zouma, Drogba, Mikel, Schurrle, Remy /// VILLA: Guzan, Hutton, Senderos, Baker, Cissokho, Cleverley, Delph, Westwood, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Richardson... Subs: Clark, Bacuna, Bent, Sanchez, N'Zogbia, Given, Grealish