In a weekend match on Sunday Jan 15th, in week 20, Chelsea plays host to Crystal Palace in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be 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 scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 23rd minute, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 30th minute on a penalty In the end, Chelsea couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. Chelsea looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while crystal Palace is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Southampton. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 14th minute, then James Ward-Prowse tied it up 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 on the 1st of October, Chelsea won by a score of 2 to 1. Odsonne Édouard scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 7th minute, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the equalizer for Chelsea in the 38th minute on a feed from Thiago Silva Finally they completed the comback in the 90th minute on a goal by Conor Gallagher to cap off a wild match.
Crystal Palace’s top weapon lately has been Wilfried Zaha, who has 2 goals in 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 Crystal Palace will be without James McArthur, Nathan Ferguson and Sam Johnstone.