Chelsea vs Crystal Palace – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Sreya

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace – Chelsea hosts Crystal Palace at the Stamford Bridge on 1st April, Saturday in an English Premier League fixture as the international break draws to a close.

Chelsea have taken a ten-point lead in the title race as they have amassed sixty nine points after twenty eight games, ten more than the second-placed Tottenham Hotspur. The Blues won 2-1 against Stoke City before the international break to make it four wins out of their last six games.

Crystal Palace have also secured four wins in their last six matches and are now sixteenth with twenty eight points.

Team News

Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa, Victor Moses and John Terry are doubts but still expected to feature tomorrow. The visitors will be without the injured Jonathan Benteke, Patrick van Aanholt, Connor Wickham, Mathieu Flamini, Steve Mandanda and Pape Souare.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, N’Golo Kante, Cesc Fabregas, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard.

Crystal Palace Possible Starting Lineup: Wayne Hennessey, Joel Ward, James Tomkins, Mamadou Sakho, Jeffrey Schlupp, Yohan Cabaye, Luka Milivojevic, Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon, Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke.

“This week we were faced with a lot of problems. Tomorrow will be a very difficult game for us for many reasons. We must pay great attention. It’s a game of fundamental importance. Don’t forget there are 10 games to play and we hope to finish the season with great success for us, for the club and for the fans.”

– Antonio Conte, Chelsea.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Chelsea vs Crystal Palace H2H Stats, Chelsea have won four and lost one of their previous five meetings with Crystal Palace. In fact, Chelsea have not only won eight of their last ten matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in eleven of Chelsea’s last thirteen home games in the Premier League. A 2-1 win for Chelsea is the most likely outcome.