Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge where the hosts will be looking to get back to winning ways following a 2-2 draw with Liverpool last time out. Let's have a look at the teams, shall we?

Save! But Villa aren't prepared to feel sorry for themselves. Watkins rifles a shot from the left and draws a decent save from Mendy, who pushes it around the post.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa (Romelu Lukaku): It had to be him! Lukaku opens the scoring in typical clinical style! Kovacic skips away from a challenge in midfield and sets the Belgian away with a lovely through ball. He sends his marker Tuanzebe for a coffee before sliding it past Steer for his first-ever goal at Stamford Bridge!

There's a concern about Alonso who has been hurt by Cash's tackle. He's going to stay on for now, however.

Off the crossbar! Chelsea go agonisingly close to making the breakthrough! Hudson-Odoi's corner causes chaos and Konsa's clearance bounces off the crossbar and away to safety. That was very nearly an own goal!

Ramsey will be walking on eggshells now, though, as he goes into the book for a cynical foul on Ziyech in midfield.

Ramsey snaps into gear with a fine run into the Chelsea box and his low cross is scrambled behind by Rudiger for Villa's first corner.

Villa have their first sight of goal. A free-kick is swung in from the left, Konsa rises tallest but can't steer his header on target.

Another corner comes to nothing for Chelsea following Alonso's deflected effort.

Chelsea waste little time in going on the attack as Rudiger steps out of defence to play a one-two with Havertz before shooting a deflected shot over the bar to force an early corner.

Kick-off! The players take the knee and Aston Villa get us underway at Stamford Bridge!

Did you know? Chelsea have lost just one of their last 16 home league games against Aston Villa (W11 D4), going down 3-1 in December 2011.

Dean Smith opts to play two up front with Ollie Watkins partnering Danny Ings in attack. Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia are unavailable due to their involvement with Argentina during the international break so Jed Steer takes the gloves. John McGinn is fit again and comes in for Ashley Young.

Thomas Tuchel makes five changes from Chelsea's last outing. Saul Niguez is thrown straight in to make his debut. Thiago Silva has been cleared to play and goes in alongside Trevoh Chalobah. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech are also recalled. Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta and Mason Mount drop to the bench while N’Golo Kante and Reece James are unavailable.

TEAMS IN FULL - Chelsea XI: Mendy, Hudson-Odoi, Chalobah, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Alonso, Kovacic, Saul, Ziyech, Havertz, Lukaku.. subs: Kepa, Christensen, Jorginho, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Mount, Chilwell, Azpilicueta /// Aston Villa XI: Steer, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Tuanzebe, Targett, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Ings, Watkins. Subs: Sinisalo, Sanson, Traore, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Bailey, Archer.