Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: Premier League preview, predictions and bet builder tips

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea prediction

Our prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea predicted lineups

Crystal Palace (3-4-3): Henderson / Lerma, Lacroix, Richards / Devenny, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell / Sarr, Mateta, Pino

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez / James, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella / Caicedo, Enzo / Neto, Palmer, Garnacho / Joao Pedro

It's been a disastrous month for Crystal Palace, who have lost captain Marc Guehi to Manchester City, received confirmation that FA Cup-winning manager Oliver Glasner will leave at the end of the season, and top scorer Jean Philippe-Mateta has now informed them that he wishes to leave Selhurst Park. Chelsea have made a solid if unspectacular start under Liam Rosenior, winning three of his first four games in charge. The Blues are unbeaten against the Eagles since 2017, a run stretching eighteen games, and we're backing them to continue that run here with a hard fought 2-1 victory.

In line with that prediction, we're backing both teams to score as part of our bet builder. Palace have Ismaila Sarr back from AFCON, while Glasner has confirmed that Mateta will play. For Chelsea, Cole Palmer should be fit after missing their Champions League win over Pafos. Both teams have scored in each of Chelsea's last five away games, and we're backing that trend to continue at Selhurst Park.

With Marc Guehi gone and no defensive reinforcements yet to join, much to Glasner's frustration, Jefferson Lerma is in line to start at centre back, a role he's filled at various times over the last couple of seasons. The Colombian enforcer has collected four bookings in eight Premier League starts this season, and out of position against Chelsea's tricky forward line, we're tipping him to pick up another card.

Brazilian forward Joao Pedro has shown flashes of brilliance since joining from Brighton in the summer, but faded after a strong Club World Cup and start to the Premier League season. He's picked it back up again recently, with three goals in his last four league starts, including last time out against Brentford. In Pedro's last five games, he's averaged 1.1 shots on target per game, and we're tipping him to land another on Sunday.

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