Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Preview, Prediction, Lineups and Team News | Premier League

Preview

• Date – Sunday, September 1, 2024
• Kick-off Time – 01:30 pm GMT
• Venue – Stamford Bridge

Chelsea will host Crystal Palace in their third game of the 2024/25 Premier League season at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are coming off a disappointing 2-1 loss to Servette, but have secured a spot in the group stage of the UEFA Conference League on aggregate.

Hosts Chelsea made some serious acquisitions in the summer window and new manager Enzo Maresca has a bloated squad to choose from. Chelsea are going to be the clear favorites in this fixture, having not lost to Crystal Palace since 2017. The Blues put up a stellar show against Wolves in their last game despite their nervy start to the new campaign.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace started their 2023/24 campaign on a disappointing strait as they lost two of their opening Premier League games. The Eagles will have a tough test this weekend against a side that has dominated in their last 20 meetings across all competitions.

Team News

Chelsea Team News

The Blues are still without captain Reece James, who continues to recover from his hamstring injury while Romeo Lavia will once again miss out with a hamstring injury. Robert Sanchez will return to the starting lineup whereas Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling are three notable omissions from the squad.

Crystal Palace Team News

On the other hand, Oliver Glasner will only have Matheus Franca as the sole absentee from his squad. Other than that, Captain Marc Guehi who has been strongly linked with a move to Newcastle will lead the backline.

Predicted Lineups

Chelsea Predicted Lineup:

Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk, Jackson

Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup:

Henderson, Richards, Guehi, Riad, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Edouard, Eze, Mateta

Head-to-Head

Chelsea have the upper hand in terms of the head-to-head between the two sides, having won 38 of their 65 previous meetings. Crystal Palace have won 12 matches while the remaining 15 games have ended in a draw.

Last five results:

Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea – Premier League – February 12, 2024
Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace – Premier League – December 27, 2023
Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace – Premier League – January 15, 2023
Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea – Premier League – October 01, 2022
Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace – FA Cup – April 17, 2022

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Prediction

The hosts are missing some crucial players in this tie, but they would not have a tough task going against Oliver Glasner’s men, who have lost their opening two league fixtures. Chelsea are coming off a 2-1 defeat to Servette in their last game, but still managed to advance to the group stage of the UEFA Conference League with a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace, who have sustained back-to-back defeats in their opening game of the Premier League season are coming off a 4-0 win over Norwich City in the second round of the Carabao Cup. The Eagles have also been without a clean sheet in their last 20 games against Chelsea.

Predicted Score: Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

Betting tips and Odds (subject to change)

• Chelsea win – 1.62
• Crystal Palace win – 5.00
• Draw – 4.50
• Odds source – Unibet

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