Chelsea have reportedly made contact to sign a striker who could end up costing them £44m to sign, but they have competition.Both Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have been named on the report as

We analyse the talking points from Stamford Bridge as Aston Villa came from behind to extend their winning run to eight matches

Aston Villa put their 10-match win streak on the line when they visit Chelsea in a top-four clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Chelsea threw away a commanding position as Aston Villa stretched their winning run to 11 games, thanks to an Ollie Watkins brace in a 2-1 comeback win. Joao Pedro put the Blues into a deserved first-half lead but a wretched second half from Enzo Maresca's side put paid to their faint Premier League title ambitions as Watkins stole the show on Saturday night.

Reputed outlet Sport Witness relayed recent reports from Gazzetta dello Sport, regarding a transfer chase. These reports indicate that Aston Villa and Chelsea intend to compete for Bologna striker

Arsenal come into this game on the back of a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw them retain their two-point lead over City at the top of the table. Villa, meanwhile, needed a brace from substitute Ollie Watkins, to notch up a comeback 2-1 win away to Chelsea, thus extending their winning run to 11 games.

Ultimately, as both Emery and Shearer imply, the lack of squad depth—their main disadvantage—will likely allow stronger teams to overtake Villa in the title race. There is only so long, after all, you can outperform the numbers.

Chelsea will look into an incident after a plastic bottle containing what looked like water was thrown at Aston Villa's staff and players.