Information and statistics before the match Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Chelsea ended 2024 without a win in three games, losing their last two games against Ipswich Town and Fulham. That was as many losses as in their previous 23 Premier League games combined. Chelsea have fallen from second to fourth place.
The last time Chelsea suffered consecutive defeats in the Premier League was between April and May 2023, under Frank Lampard (four consecutive games). At the moment, Enzo Maresca's team are 10 points behind leaders Liverpool and it is very difficult to narrow it, based on current form.
In their first match in the last 8 years, Chelsea have only won 1 match, drawing 5 and losing 2. That win came from a 1-0 win over Fulham last year.
A dull end to December 2024, however, does not detract from Cole Palmer's record. No player has been involved in more Premier League goals in 2024 than Palmer (26 goals, 13 assists).
In addition, only Erling Haaland (142) has more shots than the Chelsea star (139) and Palmer is also second behind Bruno Fernandes (99) in terms of chances created in matches.
Palmer also scored in the 2-1 defeat to Fulham, ending Chelsea's seven-game unbeaten run in London derbies (W5 D2). This season, Chelsea have had impressive wins, 3-0 against West Ham and 4-3 against Tottenham. These are London teams such as Crystal Palace.
Palace secured a morale-boosting 2-1 win over Southampton at Selhurst Park last time out. Tyler Dibling's opener silenced the home crowd, but Trevoh Chalobah and Eberechi Eze then struck to seal the win.
Eze also scored in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea earlier this season and will now be aiming to become only the second Palace player to score home and away against the Blues in a single season, after George Whitworth in 1924-25.
Chalobah’s equaliser against Southampton was no surprise to Oliver Glasner. His side have scored 30% of their Premier League goals this season through defenders, the highest proportion in the division (6/20). That is also the most they have scored through defenders since 2017-18 (10).
Glasner's side are just five points above the relegation zone in 15th place, although they have lost just two of their last 11 Premier League games.
Head to head record Crystal Palace and Chelsea
Palace's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in September 2024 ended a run of 13 consecutive Premier League defeats to Chelsea.
However, Crystal have never avoided defeat against Chelsea in a season since the 1991-1992 season (drawing 2 matches). This statistic helps Enzo Maresca and his students confidently march to Selhurst Park.
Chelsea have won 12 of their 15 Premier League away games against Palace (D1 L2). This is the highest away win ratio of any team against another team in the competition (80% in at least 10 meetings).
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Prediction
Despite Chelsea's difficult finish to 2024, the Opta supercomputer predicts Maresca's team will return to winning ways. According to Opta, Chelsea have a 48.2% chance of winning the match, while Palace have a 27.5% chance of taking all three points.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea match takes place at 22:00 on January 4.
