Chelsea started their season by firing a manager that helped them win the Premier League two seasons back, and when they appointed Maurizio Sarri as their new manager, many did not expect them to compete for the Premier League title, however, 10 games in and they are firmly in the mix.
While Liverpool and Manchester City have also not been beaten this season, Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Burnley last weekend means that they are the only English team yet to lose a game in any competition this season.
The last time the Blues lost a game was at the Community Shield against Manchester City – since then, they have won 12 of 15 games, however, Crystal Palace have proven to be masters at halting teams momentums and it will be interesting to see how Chelsea approach this game.
Crystal Palace played out an impressive 2-2 draw against Arsenal last weekend, but their inconsistency saw them lose to Middleborough in the Carabao Cup in midweek.
While they have proven difficult to beat for the top sides this season, they have managed to win just 2 games all season and Chelsea don’t look like their next victim.
Palace’s problem seems to lie in their attack. The Eagles have found the back of the net just 7 times this season, and they have failed to score in 5 of their 10 league games so far.
Chelsea on the other hand have kept 5 clean sheets in the league this season and they should feel they can get another one here.
Unsurprisingly, bookmakers have priced Chelsea up as heavy odds-on favourites while goal markets suggest we could see at least 3 goals.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Chelsea
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Burnley
0-4
Chelsea
28 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
W
Chelsea
3-1
BATE Borisov
25 Oct, 2018
Europa League
D
Chelsea
2-2
Manchester United
20 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
W
Southampton
0-3
Chelsea
7 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
W
Chelsea
1-0
Vidi
4 Oct, 2018
Europa League
Crystal Palace
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
D
Crystal Palace
2-2
Arsenal
28 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
L
Everton
2-0
Crystal Palace
21 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
L
Crystal Palace
0-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
L
AFC Bournemouth
2-1
Crystal Palace
1 Oct, 2018
English Premier League
W
West Bromwich Albion
0-3
Crystal Palace
25 Sep, 2018
English Carabao Cup
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Chelsea
2-1
Crystal Palace
10 Mar, 2018
English Premier League
Crystal Palace
2-1
Chelsea
14 Oct, 2017
English Premier League
Chelsea
1-2
Crystal Palace
1 Apr, 2017
English Premier League
Crystal Palace
0-1
Chelsea
17 Dec, 2016
English Premier League
Crystal Palace
0-3
Chelsea
3 Jan, 2016
English Premier League
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