Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Aston Villa v Chelsea from Villa Park. Kick off 15.00 GMT.

Weimann did well to get round the back and get a cross in but easy for the Chelsea defence to deal with.

Torres tries to release Sturridge down the left but it's out for a Villa throw. He's quick but not that quick!

Juan Mata caught offside as Chelsea try to get off to a flyer here.

Referee Lee Mason blows the whistle to get us underway here. Both teams need wins for different reasons today. Just a reminder, Didier Drogba suffered a bruised foot in training yesterday and so will not feature.

Stiliyan Petrov is sitting with his family and has just stood up to wave to the crowd. What a lovely round of applause. Great stuff and we wish him well.

Match Odds: Aston Villa 7/2, Chelsea 5/6, Draw 5/2.

Roberto Di Matteo: "I've been trying to speak to all my players and give them the confidence to play. We're in good form and shape, though. The spirit's good and we'll try to take that into the game. When you win, the confidence flows into the players and team. We'll try and take that into the next game. For every individual game, we'll look at which players are best to play that game."

The omens look good for Villa. Chelsea have only won one of their last 12 Premier League visits to Villa Park and netted just two goals in their last five visits. Villa have won two and lost just one of the last five Premier League games against Chelsea, which included a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge on New Year’s Eve.

The big news, of course, is that Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has retired from the game after the shock news he has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

TEAMS: Aston Villa: Given, Lichaj, Collins, Baker, Warnock, Gardner, Herd, Agbonlahor, Ireland, Bannan, Weimann. Subs: Guzan, Albrighton, Heskey, Johnson, Williams, Carruthers, Grealish /// Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Mata, Kalou, Torres. Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Meireles, Malouda, Bosingwa, Cahill, Bertrand.