It's early days in the Premier League and both Chelsea and Crystal Palace are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Carabao Cup. That game was an away game at Tottenham Hotspur, so at least Chelsea are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea's first Premier League home game here at Stamford Bridge ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 11 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 19 matches.
An away draw last time out for Chelsea, facing Tottenham Hotspur (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) in a game that ended 1-1. A 3-3 draw away in the Premier League before that, with West Bromwich Albion the opponent.
Early season league goal statistics from Chelsea's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.
Crystal Palace form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Premier League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 19 matches.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Everton with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Manchester United at their stadium, the result 3-1.
Crystal Palace have the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Chelsea won seven, Crystal Palace won three and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Zaha 3 goals |   K. Zouma 1 goals |  R. James 1 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Crystal Palace missing players
| Chelsea | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 3 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| Chelsea | Last season | Crystal Palace | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 69 | 30 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 54 | 16 | Conceded | C | 30 | 50 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 87% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 71% | ||
| 66% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 29% | ||
| 37% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 16% | ||
| 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 58% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 37% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 26% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 42% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 621 | 328 | Total Shots | T S | 148 | 377 | ||
| 218 | 115 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 119 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Everton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 52 | 99 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 81 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 66 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 59 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 54 |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | -9 | 52 |
| 12 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -12 | 49 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -20 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -19 | 43 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 41 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -26 | 35 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 35 | -25 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 64 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | -28 | 34 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 38 | -49 | 21 |
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