On Sun Jan 15th, Chelsea hosts Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 10th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez struck first for Manchester City in the 23rd minute, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 30th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chelsea couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Chelsea looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while crystal Palace sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Southampton. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 14th minute, but James Ward-Prowse got the equalizer for Southampton in the 37th minute But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Adam Armstrong. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Chelsea took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 7th minute, then in the 38th minute, Thiago Silva sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 90th minute on a goal by Conor Gallagher.
Crystal Palace’s most prolific scorer has been Wilfried Zaha. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Mason Mount and Kai Havertz are the top scorers for Chelsea in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulišić, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Edouard Mendy and Wesley Fofana are unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team, while Patrick Vieira’s squad will be without James McArthur, Nathan Ferguson and Sam Johnstone.