Comments and predictions for Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: Extreme tension
The match between Crystal Palace vs Chelsea in the English Premier League takes place at 22:00 on January 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Crystal Palace vs Chelsea squad information
Crystal Palace will welcome back captain Marc Guehi from suspension, but Adam Wharton remains absent with a groin injury. Despite the absence of the England international, Palace's line-up remains solid, with Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma, and Ismaila Sarr shining up front.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca tested a team that featured regulars in the Conference League, Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix and Filip Jorgensen, against Ipswich. After that defeat, he is expected to return to his regular starting XI from December. Jorgensen was at fault for a penalty, so Robert Sanchez returns to goal, along with Nicolas Jackson and Pedro Neto, who were absent from the defeat at Portman Road. Reece James is in the squad but has yet to play, while Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile are still recovering from injury.
Latest predicted lineup Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze
Chelsea:
Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Enzo, Caicedo; Pedro Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson
Latest Crystal Palace vs Chelsea football review
Chelsea head into the game against Crystal Palace on the back of a poor run of form, without a win in their last three games, including defeats to Fulham and Ipswich Town. Before Christmas, Chelsea failed to score against Everton, then conceded a 95th-minute goal to Fulham at Stamford Bridge and lost 2-0 to Ipswich.
Manager Enzo Maresca admitted he had predicted the results, but it all but ended Chelsea's title challenge. They are now fourth, 10 points behind Liverpool, despite having played a game more.
The defeat to Ipswich has left fans worried as Chelsea controlled possession and shot a lot but were ineffective. They face the risk of failing to score in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time in nearly six years. Defeat at Selhurst Park could see Chelsea overtake Newcastle if the Magpies beat Tottenham.
Chelsea have a history of 12 wins in 15 visits to Selhurst Park, but the most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-1 draw, ending Chelsea's run of 14 consecutive wins over Palace. Palace have never avoided defeat in both legs of a league game against Chelsea in a season since before the Premier League era.
Despite a slight improvement in recent form, with two defeats in their last 11 games, Palace remain struggling in 15th place, just five points above the relegation zone. The 2-1 win over Southampton was their second win in 10 home games this season. After this game, Palace face Leicester City, West Ham, Manchester United, Everton and Brentford in a crucial period for their survival.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Crystal Palace vs Chelseaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
- WhoScore:Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea
- Our newspaper predicts:Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea
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