Premier League – Crystal Palace at home to Chelsea
This Saturday sees Palace go head to head with Chelsea at Selhurst Park – Kick-off 4:00pm GMT.
Champion’s League hopefuls Chelsea, travel to Palace on Saturday, as third takes on thirteenth in the League.
Crystal Palace go into this fixture with 26 points secured
Palace have been inconsistent in their previous two games, drawing 0-0 at Brentford and 1-1 at Norwich City, so a win in this fixture must be the focus.
Also, with two draws in two matches, Palace need to develop a strategy for getting over the line in games. They currently stand thirteenth in the League, with 26 points for a total of 5 wins, 8 losses and 11 draws having won five games, drawn 11 fixtures, and lost eight meetings.
Playing at home, Palace have won four matches, drawn five games, and lost three fixtures.
A win in this fixture would take Crystal Palace’s points to 29 in the League.
Injury and illness have depleted Patrick Vieira’s Palace and they will likely be missing two key personnel for Saturday’s match.
Chelsea arrive at this game, having secured 47 points so far this season
Chelsea will be keen to retain their winning form, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in their last fixture.
Also, slow and steady wins the race, Chelsea are showing that they know by avoiding defeat in 16 of their last 18 fixtures, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. Now they have 13 matches won, 3 games lost and 8 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in third place, with a total of 47 points having won 13 games, drawn eight meetings, and lost three fixtures.
Chelsea’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Palace. In the 12 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven matches, drawn three matches, and lost two meetings.
Winning this fixture will see Chelsea on 50 points.
Good atacking and defensive team
Chelsea have conceded 18 goals so far, so their defence can be considered to be strong. Chelsea have a good scoring record this season, with 48 netted so far. Their stand out attacking players have been Hakim Ziyech (2), Thiago Silva (1), and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
It is likely that four key players will miss Saturday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Thomas Tuchel and his Chelsea team.
Crystal Palace v Chelsea – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Chelsea with a greater number of wins. In the last 24 meetings, they have enjoyed 19 victories, to Palace’s four victories. Additionally, Chelsea have won all fifteen of the last 20 meetings played against Palace. August 2021 was the most recent time these two clashed in this competition and The Blues took all three points winning 3-0.
Players to watch
For Palace, Wilfried Zaha scored
one goal in 24 League fixtures so far, while Hakim Ziyech is a top performing player who has scored
two goals in 24 League games this Premier League Season for Chelsea.
Other standout players for Palace are Wilfried Zaha and Odsonne Edouard with one goals each and for Chelsea are Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva with two goals both.
