Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chelsea FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Chelsea FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 11:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Azpilicueta 64' Y
N'Golo Kante 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

14
3
Chelsea FC 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-03 Chelsea FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-07-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 Chelsea FC 2019-11-09 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2018-11-04 Chelsea FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Crystal Palace FC H 4–0 W
26 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–3 D
20 Sep Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
14 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–1 W
08 Aug FC Bayern München A 1–4 L
01 Aug Arsenal FC A 1–2 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
26 Sep Everton FC H 1–2 L
19 Sep Manchester United FC A 3–1 W
12 Sep Southampton FC H 1–0 W
26 Jul Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
20 Jul Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Crystal Palace FC
#10 Position #15
7 Points 4
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
10 Scored 6
12 Conceded 11
-2 GD -5
1.40 PPG 0.80
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Chelsea FC have kicked off against Crystal Palace FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chelsea FC that had 411 games and scored 662 goals.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Cheikhou Kouyate has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 324 appearances.
  • 25' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Wilfried Zaha, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' A goal from the England international Ben Chilwell! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-0!
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' Azpilicueta picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' Magnificent from Kurt Zouma! That is 16 goals in 321 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. James McCarthy has done his job and it is now time for Luka Milivojevic to step up.
  • 70' N'Golo Kante picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Jairo Riedewald has so much to prove this time. He replaces James McArthur on 72 minute.
  • 77' Chelsea FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Jorginho doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Jorginho makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 83' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace N'Golo Kante by Mateo Kovacic on 83 minute.
  • 88' Tammy Abraham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Chelsea FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christian Pulisic 6
Conor Gallagher 3
Kai Havertz 3
Jorginho 2
Kurt Zouma 2
Alvaro Morata 2
Tammy Abraham 2
Hakim Ziyech 2

Head to Head

2020-10-03 Chelsea FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-07-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 Chelsea FC 2019-11-09 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2018-11-04 Chelsea FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Chelsea FC Form

2020-10-03 Chelsea FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-09-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–3 Chelsea FC D 2020-09-20 Chelsea FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W 2020-08-08 FC Bayern München 4–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-08-01 Arsenal FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-10-03 Chelsea FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-09-26 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Everton FC L 2020-09-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-09-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2020-07-26 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-07-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.1 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC68% Draw17% Crystal Palace FC15%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
32%
Chelsea FC or Crystal Palace FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC53% Draw32% Crystal Palace FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7.5%
4 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 2
4%
5 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 19% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 19% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.