Jose Mourinho has never lost successive home league games as a manager.

Aston Villa have lost four Premier League games in a row by a one-goal margin; no side has ever done this in five consecutive matches.

12 of the 23 teams to be 16^th after eight Premier League games (as Chelsea are now) have been relegated, while no side has finished higher than fifth (Everton 2008/09).

Chelsea have conceded at least two goals in seven of their eight Premier League games this season (the other game was a 2-0 win against Arsenal).

Only Sunderland (18) have conceded more Premier League goals than Chelsea (17) this term.

Branislav Ivanovic has scored five Premier League goals against Aston Villa; against no other side has he netted more than twice.

Ivanovic has scored 20 PL goals in total; only one player with 20+ goals in PL history has scored a higher percentage against one club than he has v Villa (Ivanovic 25% v Villa, Luke Moore 30% v Middlesbrough).

Villa have not kept a PL clean sheet at Stamford Bridge since March 1998, conceding 30 times in their last eight at the West London venue.

Tim Sherwood’s side have scored in their last nine away league games; the longest current run in the top-flight.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have scored in their last 23 home league matches; also the longest current run of its kind in the Premier League.

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