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Crystal Palace FC vs Chelsea FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Crystal Palace FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 30 Dec 2018 · 12:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Andre Marriner

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
14
Crystal Palace FC 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2018-11-04 Chelsea FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
22 Dec Manchester City FC A 3–2 W
15 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
08 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–3 L
04 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–3 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
22 Dec Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
16 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W
13 Dec MOL Fehervar FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Chelsea FC
#22 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Crystal Palace FC vs Chelsea FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The referee shows Chelsea FC player a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Crystal Palace FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Wilfried Zaha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
  • 30' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Vicente Guaita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcos Alonso, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. N'Golo Kante makes it 0-1.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact .
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mamadou Sakho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 69' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jeffrey Schlupp by Connor Wickham on 69 minute.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Alvaro Morata gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Olivier Giroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Cheikhou Kouyate departs to be replaced by Max Meyer.
  • 82' Emerson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Willian at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Mateo Kovacic comes on to replace Ross Barkley.
  • The points are shared — Crystal Palace FC 0-1 Chelsea FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2018-11-04 Chelsea FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2018-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2018-12-08 West Ham United FC 3–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2018-12-26 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2018-12-22 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2018-12-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2018-12-13 MOL Fehervar FC 2–2 Chelsea FC D 2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC18% Draw42% Chelsea FC40%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes16% 0% No84%
Avg goals/match: 1.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 62%
38%
± 1.5 28%
72%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Chelsea FC
82%
Crystal Palace FC or Chelsea FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC6% Draw72% Chelsea FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
38.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
3.4%
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 0
1.3%
2 – 1
1.2%
1 – 3
0.9%
2 – 2
0.6%
0 – 4
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 10% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 28% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 10% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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