GolVolt — Chelsea vs Crystal Palace: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

Premier League Matchday 13

Chelsea

20:30 Wed 2 Dec · your time in 30 days 20 h

Crystal Palace

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Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

João Pedro: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.56

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Defence

Crystal Palace concede 2.2 goals per match

Chelsea0.8 Crystal Palace2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Chelsea concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 January 2026: Crystal Palace – Chelsea 1:3

DDDW

Before that, Chelsea went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Attack

Chelsea score 2.0 goals per match

Chelsea2.0 Crystal Palace0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace score 0.6.

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

João Pedro

Chelsea · forward

5goals 3assists 7.61avg rating

Last match, Everton: rating 6.6.

Daichi Kamada

Crystal Palace · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Tottenham Hotspur: rating 6.9.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Chelsea at home and Crystal Palace away, as in this match.

Chelsea

at home · 10

6W1D3L2.4scored per match1.6conceded per match

Crystal Palace

away · 10

2W3D5L1.0scored per match2.1conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 25 Jan 2026 · Premier League Crystal Palace 1:3 Chelsea Richards 88' · Estêvão 34' · Pedro 50' · Fernández 64' (k). Chelsea: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

1wins

3 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Chelsea (4-2-3-1, last: Manchester United) · Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1, last: Tottenham Hotspur).

Official around 19:30, Wed 2 Dec

MPPenders JAAcheampong WFFofana LCColwill MPPalestra RLLavia MCCaicedo ESEstêvão CPPalmer MRRogers PNPedro Neto DHHenderson JCCanvot ADDisasi CRRichards TMMitchell DKKamada AWWharton ÓMMingueza YPPino DMMcNeil JMMateta

ChelseaCrystal Palace

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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