Preview: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

The Premier League returns to the fold with another set of matches this week as Crystal Palace lock horns with Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea side in an important clash at Selhurst Park on Monday.

Crystal Palace (also known as PALACE) and Chelsea (commonly referred to as Chelsea FC) meet again 2 months after the Premier League match which Chelsea won 2-1. Crystal Palace are aproaching the match after a defeat from Brighton on February 3. The coach and the players will probably put extra effort in the defense as they have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive matches now.

Chelsea, on the other hand, are approaching the match in a good mood after claiming a 1-3 win in FA Cup against Aston Villa, however, Chelsea have been performing poorly in defense lately as they have been conceding goals for 10 consecutive away matches now.

Recent Form

Crystal Palace have lost to Brighton in their previous match while Chelsea have won Aston Villa in their previous match. Overall, Crystal Palace have won 4 of their last 20 matches, losing 10 and drawing 6, while Chelsea have won 11 of their last 20 matches, losing 7 and drawing 2.

Crystal Palace have won twice (3-2 against Sheffield United on 31st of January and 3-1 against Brentford on 30th of December), lost 3 times (4-1 against Brighton on 3rd of February, 5-0 against Arsenal on 20th of January and 1-0 against Everton on 18th of January) and drew once (0-0 against Everton on 5th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.

Chelsea have won 3 times (1-3 against Aston Villa on 8th of February, 6-1 against Middlesbrough on 24th of January and 1-0 against Fulham on 13th of January), lost twice (2-4 against Wolves on 4th of February and 4-1 against Liverpool on 1st of February) and drew once (0-0 against Aston Villa on 27th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.

Head-to-head

Crystal Palace and Chelsea have met 6 times since August 2021. Chelsea have won 6 times. The most recent match between them took place on December 28, 2023 at the Premier League of England where Chelsea won 2-1. Crystal Palace have scored 2 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Chelsea have scored 11.

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