Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Predictions

This is going to be an entertaining fixture, where Chelsea are likely to come out ontop and secure three points against Crystal Palace in the Premier League clash

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Selhurst Park, London

Date: Sunday, 25^th January2026

Time: 3 pm Nigerian time

Winless in 17 matches against Chelsea, a Crystal Palace side in seeming turmoil welcome their crosstown rivals to Selhurst Park in Sunday's gameweek 23 fixture.

Oliver Glasner has remained in charge despite his rant following the Eagles’ defeat at Sunderland, extending the club’s winless sequence to 10, and they look to return to winning ways against the West Londoners, who are seeking consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since November.

Head-to-head:

• Crystal Palace have four won of the 33 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Chelsea recorded 24 victories.
• The remaining five clashes ended in draws.
• Crystal Palace have failed to secure a win in their last five matches.
• Chelsea have won three of their last five games.
• The Blues are unbeaten in 17 meetings with the Eagles.
• Their last three games ended in draws.
• Seven of their last 10 encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Crystal Palace in the league: L-D-L-D-L
• Crystal Palace in all competitions: D-L-D-L-L
• Chelsea in the league: L-D-D-L-W
• Chelsea in all competitions: L-W-L-W-W

Team News:

• Crystal Palace will miss out on the services of Daichi Kamada as he is injured. Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Daniel Munoz and Edward Nketiah are not yet confirmed to be apart of the squad.
• Levi Colwill, Filip Jorgensen and Romeo Lavia are not going to be in action for Chelsea as they are injured. Tosin Adarabioyo might also miss out due to a lack of fitness.

Player(s) to watch:

• Yeremy Pino is coming in after scoring a goal against the Black Cats, but it was not enough for Crystal Palace to avoid the defeat. He will now be looking to step up his game yet again. Pino can control the ball well in the midfield and is also capable of scoring goals. In 20 EPL appearances this season, he has three goal contributions.
• João Pedro is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front. He was one of the goal scorers for Chelsea in their previous Premier League contest against the Bees. In 22 league matches of the current campaign, he has scored seven goals and has three assists.The 24-year-old will be looking to put up a strong performance here.