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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: result 0-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 17, 2016 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Selhurst Park, London

Crystal Palace
0-1
Chelsea

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What was the result of Crystal Palace vs Chelsea?

Chelsea won 0-1 on December 17, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 43′Diego CostaChelsea

Official lineup for Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Crystal Palace

4-2-3-1
  1. 17C. Benteke
  1. 11W. Zaha
  2. 18J. McArthur
  3. 42J. Puncheon
  1. 16J. Ledley
  2. 7Y. Cabaye
  1. 2J. Ward
  2. 34M. Kelly
  3. 6S. Dann
  4. 27D. Delaney
  1. 13W. Hennessey

Chelsea

3-4-3
  1. 19Diego Costa
  2. 7N. Kanté
  3. 10E. Hazard
  1. 21N. Matić
  2. 15V. Moses
  3. 22Willian
  4. 3Marcos Alonso
  1. 28César Azpilicueta
  2. 30David Luiz
  3. 24Gary Cahill
  1. 13T. Courtois
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crystal Palace have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Chelsea have 11, 1 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2016Manchester United(home)1-2Premier League
Dec 10, 2016Hull City(away)3-3Premier League
Dec 3, 2016Southampton(home)3-0Premier League
Nov 26, 2016Swansea(away)4-5Premier League
Nov 19, 2016Manchester City(home)1-2Premier League
Chelsea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2016Sunderland(away)1-0Premier League
Dec 11, 2016West Brom(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 3, 2016Manchester City(away)3-1Premier League
Nov 26, 2016Tottenham(home)2-1Premier League
Nov 20, 2016Middlesbrough(away)1-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Crystal Palace wins, 0 draws, 4 Chelsea wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 3, 2016Crystal Palace 0-3 ChelseaPremier League
Aug 29, 2015Chelsea 1-2 Crystal PalacePremier League
May 3, 2015Chelsea 1-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 18, 2014Crystal Palace 1-2 ChelseaPremier League
Mar 29, 2014Crystal Palace 1-0 ChelseaPremier League
Dec 14, 2013Chelsea 2-1 Crystal PalacePremier League

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea on Jan 3, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Crystal Palace score 1.9 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 2.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Crystal Palace1.92.1112/1511/15
Chelsea2.10.986/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Crystal Palace sit 12th in Premier League (7 points from 6 matches) and Chelsea sit 6th (10 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Chelsea6312151310
12Crystal Palace62139127

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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