Chelsea will face Crystal Palace in a London derby at Selhurst Park on Monday night.
Chelsea lately defeated Aston Villa 3-1 within the FA Cup fourth-round replay, defying expectations. Alternatively, Crystal Palace suffered a 4-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, their long-time rivals.
Match Preview
Throughout their match towards Brighton, Crystal Palace fell behind 3-0 throughout the first 34 minutes of the sport. Though Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a purpose to make issues attention-grabbing, Joao Pedro prolonged Brighton’s result in 4 objectives, leading to one other disappointing defeat for Crystal Palace.
Regardless of the loss, Roy Hodgson stays in control of the staff. Crystal Palace is presently in 14th place with a five-point lead over the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace has carried out effectively at dwelling, successful two consecutive matches towards Brentford and Sheffield United with three objectives in every sport.
Each Roy Hodgson and Mauricio Pochettino have confronted criticism lately. Pochettino’s staff suffered heavy defeats towards Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers, however they confirmed a powerful efficiency within the FA Cup fourth-round replay towards Aston Villa.
Though Chelsea is presently in eleventh place within the Premier League, they nonetheless have an opportunity to qualify for European competitions via the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
Chelsea has received their final 12 Premier League matches towards Crystal Palace. In the event that they win their thirteenth match in a row, it is going to be their longest successful streak towards a single opponent in league historical past.
Workforce Information
Crystal Palace shall be with out Michael Olise, Marc Guehi, Cheick Doucoure, Rob Holding, Eberechi Eze, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, and presumably Joel Ward resulting from accidents. Chris Richards is anticipated to fill in for Guehi.
Chelsea shall be lacking Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Lesley Ugochukwu, Romeo Lavia, and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez resulting from varied accidents.
Potential Lineups
Crystal Palace: (4-3-3)
Henderson;
Munoz, Richards, Andersen, Mitchell;
Hughes, Wharton, Lerma;
Ayew, Mateta, Schlupp
Chelsea: (4-2-3-1)
Petrovic;
Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Chilwell;
Fernandez, Caicedo;
Madueke, Gallagher, Palmer;
Jackson
Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-2 Chelsea
We predict that Chelsea will win the match 2-0. Crystal Palace is going through a number of harm points and has been struggling to maintain clear sheets in latest video games.