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 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 5 games · 7 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	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

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC are looking to make home advantage count against Chelsea FC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact .
8' What a moment for Kai Havertz! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
10' Brilliant from the ! Christian Pulisic makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 10.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Edouard Mendy, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chelsea FC backline.
29' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
30' Kurt Zouma adds to his 0 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
35' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's shape.
40' Mason Mount has been relatively quiet despite scoring 50 goals in his last 389 appearances.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Crystal Palace FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' 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.
55' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 59 minute. Jairo Riedewald leaves to be changed by James McCarthy.
61' N'Golo Kante gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Jorginho and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christian Benteke makes no mistake. 1-3!
68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
73' Cheikhou Kouyate is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
76' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — Reece James on, Callum Hudson-Odoi off on 76 minutes.
78' Christian Pulisic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Chelsea FC are in front.
83' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 83 minute. Mateo Kovacic leaves to be changed by Hakim Ziyech.
88' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Crystal Palace FC 1-4 Chelsea FC.

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
Conor Gallagher	3
Kai Havertz	3
Tammy Abraham	2
Hakim Ziyech	2
Christian Benteke	2
Jorginho	2
Kurt Zouma	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

1.47 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.68 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC21% Draw21% Chelsea FC58%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

42%

Draw or Chelsea FC

79%

Crystal Palace FC or Chelsea FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC18% Draw35% Chelsea FC47%

Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 3

7.2%

1 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

1 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

4.5%

0 – 1

2 – 4

3.5%

0 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	11%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	20%	42%
+1.5	58%	—	42%
+2	58%	18%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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