Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Match Analysis & Prediction
12/02/2024 11:00 pm
Following their FA Cup triumph over Aston Villa, Chelsea return to Premier League action with a trip to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in the London derby on Monday night.
While the Blues beat Aston Villa 3-1 in Wednesday’s FA Cup fourth-round replay, Crystal Palace’s plight continued in a 4-1 defeat to long-time rivals Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.
Apparently due to a lack of willing candidates, Roy Hodgson’s job at Crystal Palace is likely safe for the rest of the season, and the 15th-placed Eagles still have a five-point gap to the relegation zone.
However, it is not all doom and gloom for the Selhurst Part faithful, as they have witnessed their team take seven points from the last nine on offer at home, securing successive wins over Brentford and Sheffield United with three goals in each game – but their visitors arrive with a renewed sense of self-assurance.
Hodgson and his opposite number Mauricio Pochettino have both been feeling the heat over the winter period, as the latter witnessed both Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers beat his side for four before an FA Cup fourth-round replay with Aston Villa, who had just put five past Sheffield United without reply.
The die was seemingly cast from the off, but to the surprise of Chelsea fans and neutral supporters, the Blues produced one of – if not the best – display of Pochettino’s fledging reign to progress to the fifth round, as Conor Gallagher, Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez tamed the Lions.
Still in contention for an FA Cup and EFL Cup double as they gear up to face Liverpool in the final of the latter competition later this month, Chelsea’s route back into Europe is not entirely closed off, in spite of the fact that they remain in the familiar position of mid-table mediocrity in 11th place.
An unwanted club first could be achieved by Chelsea on Monday, where the Blues could ship four goals in three successive top-flight matches for the first time in the Premier League era.
Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea Head to head
In the 45 previous meetings between these two teams, Crystal Palace have claimed six victories while Chelsea have won 30, and they have drawn in nine. Chelsea have scored 84 goals and conceded 35 in the process.
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19/02/2022Crystal Palace0Chelsea1Premier League
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17/04/2022Chelsea2Crystal Palace0FA Cup
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01/10/2022Crystal Palace1Chelsea2Premier League
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15/01/2023Chelsea1Crystal Palace0Premier League
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27/12/2023Chelsea2Crystal Palace1Premier League
Crystal Palace Team News
Former Chelsea defender Marc Guehi was a first-half casualty of Palace’s defeat to Brighton with a knee injury and will miss out on a reunion with his former club.
Cheick Doucoure (Achilles), Rob Holding (ankle), Eberechi Eze and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (both thigh) are still out of contention.
Crystal Palace's Last 5 Matches
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04/01/2024Crystal Palace0Everton0FA Cup
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17/01/2024Everton1Crystal Palace0FA Cup
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20/01/2024Arsenal5Crystal Palace0Premier League
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30/01/2024Crystal Palace3Sheffield United2Premier League
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03/02/2024Brighton & Hove Albion4Crystal Palace1Premier League
Chelsea Team News
Benoit Badiashile sustained a groin injury in Chelsea’s FA Cup triumph over Aston Villa, and the Frenchman will not be fit to take part in the derby.
Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah – the latter of whom is yet to make an appearance this season – have resumed full training at an opportune time, and Pochettino also has the option of recalling Thiago Silva, benched for the Villa Park win.
Chelsea's Last 5 Matches
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23/01/2024Chelsea6Middlesbrough1League Cup
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26/01/2024Chelsea0Aston Villa0FA Cup
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31/01/2024Liverpool4Chelsea1Premier League
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04/02/2024Chelsea2Wolverhampton Wanderers4Premier League
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07/02/2024Aston Villa1Chelsea3FA Cup
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