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

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Premier League · 2020-21

Crystal Palace FC

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Chelsea FC

Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 16:30 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Cheikhou Kouyate 29' Y

Overview

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

Crystal Palace FC 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 10 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dan Cook
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Mike Dean
Referee Michael Oliver

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

Crystal Palace FC 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC 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

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	1–4	L
05 Apr	Everton FC	A	1–1	D
13 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–4	L
03 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	0–0	D
28 Feb	Fulham FC	H	0–0	D

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	A	4–1	W
07 Apr	FC Porto	A	2–0	W
03 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–5	L
21 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Leeds United FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Crystal Palace FC to score. At the same time, Chelsea FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
8' The deadlock is broken! Kai Havertz gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
10' GOAL! Christian Pulisic scores on 10. Assisted by Kai Havertz
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
29' The referee has no hesitation. Cheikhou Kouyate is booked for Crystal Palace FC — Yellow card on 29.
30' Kurt Zouma has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Morocco international Hakim Ziyech has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' Gary Cahill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 419 appearances.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' James McCarthy is replacing Jairo Riedewald for the Crystal Palace FC side.
61' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Jorginho exits the field as N'Golo Kante enters on 61.
63' Goal! Christian Benteke scores his 67 goal in 336 matches.
68' Luka Milivojevic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
73' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's shape.
76' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Callum Hudson-Odoi exits the field as Reece James enters on 76.
78' What a moment for Christian Pulisic! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
83' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Mateo Kovacic by Hakim Ziyech on 83 minute.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Christian Pulisic	6
Kai Havertz	3
Conor Gallagher	3
Alvaro Morata	2
Tammy Abraham	2
Hakim Ziyech	2
Christian Benteke	2
Jorginho	2

Head to Head

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC L 2021-04-05 Everton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-03-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-03-03 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2021-02-28 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Fulham FC D

Chelsea FC Form

2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC W 2021-04-07 FC Porto 0–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-04-03 Chelsea FC 2–5 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-03-21 Chelsea FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2021-03-17 Chelsea FC 2–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2021-03-13 Leeds United FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.96 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.79 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Chelsea FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC15% Draw19% Chelsea FC66%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

34%

Draw or Chelsea FC

85%

Crystal Palace FC or Chelsea FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC11% Draw34% Chelsea FC55%

Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.3%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 3

8.3%

1 – 3

7.9%

1 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 4

5.7%

1 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 0

3.5%

0 – 5

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	7%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	26%	—	74%
+1	26%	20%	54%
+1.5	46%	—	54%
+2	46%	20%	33%
+2.5	67%	—	33%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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