Palace are reasonably comfy in mid-table & may be on the beach already, but Chelsea are desperate to gain CL qualification. Chelsea are big favourites, but it's no gimme.
Crystal Palace have lost their last six Premier League matches against Chelsea, their worst-ever losing run against the Blues in league football.
Chelsea have won eight of their last 10 away Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (L2), with those eight wins coming under seven different managers (Hoddle, Gullit, Mourinho x2, Hiddink, Conte, Sarri & Lampard).
None of the last 19 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Chelsea have ended as a draw - only Newcastle vs Spurs between August 1999 and December 2010 has had a longer run of games without a drawn game in the competition (21).
Chelsea have won 1.82 points-per-game in Premier League London derbies, the best ratio amongst sides from the capital. In contrast, only Fulham (0.81) have averaged fewer points-per-game in such matches than Crystal Palace (0.93).
Chelsea are yet to lose on the road under Thomas Tuchel in the Premier League (W3 D2) - the only Blues manager to avoid defeat in his first six away games in the competition was Felipe Scolari (unbeaten in first 10).
Crystal Palace have kept five clean sheets in the Premier League at Selhurst Park since the turn of the year, two more than in the entirety of 2020 (3). The Eagles will be looking to keep four consecutive home shutouts in the top-flight for the first time since April 1992 (5).
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has lost six consecutive Premier League matches against Chelsea. The only opponent he has lost seven consecutive games against as a manager in the competition is Tottenham (between November 2011 - September 2019).
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The league table after Friday's Fulham - Wolves match;
@MAXALLY £10.80
@safc71 £6.75
@ikelly £6.13
@SMARTGOAT £5.33
@OSCAR66 £5.18
@Tikay10 £3.60
@7Wizard £1.60
@1981MATT £0.73
@2Geronimo £0.50
@rabdeniro £0.25
@dragon1964 £0.18
@pstoney £0.18
@Vaigret -£1.10
@zadoc -£1.10
@wynne1938 -£1.50
@thefall -£1.75
@coo1-um -£2.92
@freeatlast -£2.92
@hugomuck -£3.00
@tomgoodun -£3.00
@eon1961 -£3.47
@gpc70 -£4.27
@pompeynic -£4.27
@robalanxxx -£4.50
@buzka -£5.00
@johnjoe81 -£5.00
@SidV79 -£5.00
@Glenelg -£5.55
@Brrrrrrr -£6.10
@Snuffer -£6.10
@tai-gar -£6.10
@mumsie -£6.75
@EdNo -£6.90
@JACKDAW -£6.90
@MISTY4ME -£6.90
@68Trebor -£7.30
@Essexphil -£7.30
@glencoelad -£7.30
@mkgunner -£7.30
@poppy765 -£7.30
@Telmison74 -£7.30
@bbMike -£7.37
@Boxster -£7.37
@goldnballz -£7.37
@Red_King -£7.37
@thedazzman -£7.37
@mondo1985 -£8.25
@stokefc -£8.25
@waller02 -£8.25
@camilog -£10.00
@daveydavey -£10.00
@DoyleBrun -£10.00
@edrich -£10.00
@Enut -£10.00
@EvilPingu -£10.00
@KOBAYASHI -£10.00
@lfccarl -£10.00
@LmfaoAllin -£10.00
@lufc333 -£10.00
@MattBates -£10.00
@millwise11 -£10.00
@onejohnb -£10.00
@PKRPar -£10.00
@pomfrittes -£10.00
@TheEdge949 -£10.00
@tmc460 -£10.00
Crystal Palace v Chelsea @ 5.30pm
1 - 2 - X
Palace @ 6/1
Draw @ 3/1
Chelsea @ 1/2
TOTAL GOALS
No Goals @ 9/1
Exactly 1 Goal @ 10/3
Exactly 2 Goals @ 5/2
Exactly 3 Goals @ 3/1
Exactly 4 Goals @ 11/2
Exactly 5 Goals @ 10/1
6+ Goals @ 16/1
Opta stats
Crystal Palace have lost their last six Premier League matches against Chelsea, their worst-ever losing run against the Blues in league football.
Chelsea have won eight of their last 10 away Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (L2), with those eight wins coming under seven different managers (Hoddle, Gullit, Mourinho x2, Hiddink, Conte, Sarri & Lampard).
None of the last 19 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Chelsea have ended as a draw - only Newcastle vs Spurs between August 1999 and December 2010 has had a longer run of games without a drawn game in the competition (21).
Chelsea have won 1.82 points-per-game in Premier League London derbies, the best ratio amongst sides from the capital. In contrast, only Fulham (0.81) have averaged fewer points-per-game in such matches than Crystal Palace (0.93).
Chelsea are yet to lose on the road under Thomas Tuchel in the Premier League (W3 D2) - the only Blues manager to avoid defeat in his first six away games in the competition was Felipe Scolari (unbeaten in first 10).
Crystal Palace have kept five clean sheets in the Premier League at Selhurst Park since the turn of the year, two more than in the entirety of 2020 (3). The Eagles will be looking to keep four consecutive home shutouts in the top-flight for the first time since April 1992 (5).
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has lost six consecutive Premier League matches against Chelsea. The only opponent he has lost seven consecutive games against as a manager in the competition is Tottenham (between November 2011 - September 2019).
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