Crystal Palace vs Chelsea prediction and preview

Premier League · Wednesday 6 January 2027, 19:30 UTC

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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

Premier League · Wednesday 6 January 2027, 19:30 UTC · Selhurst Park, London

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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea preview

Crystal Palace welcome Chelsea at Selhurst Park in London on Wednesday 6 January 2027 (19:30 UTC) in the Premier League. Crystal Palace are 18th in the table with 7 points from 9, while Chelsea go into the round 4th, on 16 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Crystal Palace L-L-L-W-D, Chelsea W-L-W-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Crystal Palace have scored 0.8 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Chelsea average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Crystal Palace won 0, 3 games were drawn and Chelsea won 7. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 25 Jan 2026, ended Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Crystal Palace 0, draws 3, Chelsea 7.

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Crystal Palace expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Quinten Timber, Yéremy Pino, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Dwight McNeil

Chelsea expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Mike Penders, Levi Colwill, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, M. Caicedo, Pedro Neto

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