Saturday , 14 November 2026

Chelsea FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Chelsea FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Wed 27 Dec 2023 · 19:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Mykhailo Mudryk 13' 1–0
1–1 45+1' Michael Olise
Noni Madueke pen 89' 2–1
Moises Caicedo 52' Y
Y 73' Chris Richards
Noni Madueke 80' Y
Y 80' Tyrick Mitchell
Mauricio Pochettino 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

14
3
Chelsea FC 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-01-15 Chelsea FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-10-01 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2022-04-17 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-02-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–1 W
24 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W
10 Dec Everton FC A 0–2 L
06 Dec Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
03 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–2 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
09 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
06 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
03 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Crystal Palace FC
#5 Position #20
16 Points 7
10 Played 10
5 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 7
19 Scored 10
16 Conceded 24
+3 GD -14
1.60 PPG 0.70
50% Win % 20%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chelsea FC welcome Crystal Palace FC for this crunch clash at Stamford Bridge.
  • 5' Marc Guehi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 38 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Dean Henderson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 13' Assisted by Malo Gusto with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mykhailo Mudryk makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Alfie Gilchrist has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' Chelsea FC have won 675 goals from 419 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. Chelsea FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Michael Olise gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 52' Moises Caicedo is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' Thiago Silva gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Levi Colwill and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' Thiago Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Levi Colwill on 58 minute.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Christopher Nkunku by Noni Madueke on 71 minute.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Chris Richards.
  • 76' A goal from the Senegal international Nicolas Jackson! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-1!
  • 79' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jordan Ayew is withdrawn and Jeffrey Schlupp gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Noni Madueke picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Noni Madueke gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mauricio Pochettino.
  • 90' Matheus Franca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jefferson Lerma on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

4-3-3

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

2023-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-01-15 Chelsea FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-10-01 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2022-04-17 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-02-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC Form

2023-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2023-12-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-16 Chelsea FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-12-10 Everton FC 2–0 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-06 Manchester United FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-03 Chelsea FC 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2023-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-12-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-12-03 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.88 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Chelsea FC to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC72% Draw17% Crystal Palace FC11%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
28%
Chelsea FC or Crystal Palace FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC56% Draw33% Crystal Palace FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
5.9%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
5 – 1
3.4%
5 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 20% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 19% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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