Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Premier League Match Preview
Chelsea have won 16 of their last 20 Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace (L4), including each of the last seven in a row.
After winning back-to-back away league games against Chelsea in 2015-16 and 2016-17, Crystal Palace have lost their last four visits to Stamford Bridge by an aggregate score of 11-2.
Chelsea have lost their opening match in two of the last four Premier League seasons (W2), as many as they had in the previous 23 campaigns (W16 D5 L2).
Crystal Palace have won two of their last three season openers in the Premier League (D1), keeping a clean sheet in all three matches. The Eagles had won just two of their previous 15 top-flight openers (D4 L9).
Chelsea lost two of their last three Premier League games of the 2020-21 season, more than they had in their previous 16 under manager Thomas Tuchel (W10 D5 L1).
None of the last 19 Champions League winners have lost their first league game the following season, with Bayern Munich the last European champion to do so in 2001-02. On the previous occasion Chelsea were the reigning European champions, they began their league campaign with seven wins from eight games (D1).
Crystal Palace have lost six of their last eight Premier League games (W2). Indeed, no current Premier League side has taken fewer points from their last eight league matches than the Eagles (6).
As a player, Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira never ended on the losing side against Chelsea in the Premier League, winning six and drawing four of his 10 games against the Blues. It’s the most a player has ever faced Chelsea in the competition without suffering defeat.
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has scored more Premier League goals against Crystal Palace than he has vs any other opponent in the competition, with his four goals in four games against the Eagles accounting for 31% of his total of 13 goals in the division.
Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke scored in his last four league appearances in the 2020-21 season – he’s never scored in five consecutive Premier League games before. The Belgian striker has netted seven Premier League goals against Chelsea, against no side has he scored more in the competition.
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