Mourinho admits teams no longer fear Chelsea

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Aston Villa will avoid relegation this season despite winning just once in the Premier League so far this season.

Villa have lost six of their eight league matches this term, but Mourinho says he expects them to climb the table and recover from the summer sale of key men Cristian Benteke and Fabian Delph.

“They have good players and a good team but are not getting the best results,” Mourinho said prior to Saturday’s match at Stamford Bridge.

“The manager is trying to rebuild, having lost probably the two most important players.

“But, like I don’t believe Chelsea will be in this position in a couple of months, I don’t believe Aston Villa will be in this position in in a couple of months.”

The Blues have struggles of their own, sitting 10 points off leaders Manchester City having only won two league games this season.

And Mourinho admitted his side are not a daunting team to face at the moment.

“I believe that every team coming to Stamford Bridge doesn’t fear us,” the Portuguese added. “They think they can get a result.

“One thing is to go to a stadium where you know there is a huge percentage of defeats for the away team and it is another thing to go a stadium where in the last four matches the home team only won once.”