Chelsea will host Crystal Palace in a London derby this weekend. The Blues have bounced back in style following their disappointing loss against champions Manchester City in the season’s first game.
The Blues first secured a 2-0 win over Servette in the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs. That win was followed by a commanding 6-2 victory over Wolves in the league.
Noni Madueke starred in the Wolves match, netting a hat-trick and helping new manager Enzo Maresca secure his first Premier League win. Despite their recent successes, Chelsea's defense remains a concern.
The Blues have conceded at least once in their last 17 Premier League away matches.
On their part, Crystal Palace have been unable to replicate their late 2023/24 during the early days of this campaign. The Eagles ended the 2023/24 season on a high note with six consecutive league wins.
They were also undefeated during pre-season. However, their start to the new campaign could have been better. They opened the season with a narrow 2-1 loss to Brentford, followed by a 2-0 home defeat to West Ham at Selhurst Park.
Given the early season form of both teams, we expect another home victory for Chelsea in this encounter. We are making this prediction due to the following factors:
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Meanwhile, Chelsea are still trying to find their balance at the back, conceding four goals in their first two league matches played so far. Also, four of the five previous EPL matches for the Blues have ended with both teams scoring while both teams have scored and conceded three times in their last four fixtures.
For this reason, we expect both teams to score at least a goal each in this tie.
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Chelsea are back in action at Stamford Bridge following a 2-0 opening day loss to Champions Manchester City. That loss raised a lot of questions about the Blues' defensive frailties and coordination in front of goal.
In their second league game of the season, Chelsea travelled to the West Midlands to face Wolverhampton Wanderers. That tie ended in an 8-goal thriller with Chelsea winning 6-2 and Noni Madueke bagging a hatrick.
With that, Enzo Maresca became the first manager in EPL history to see his team score 6 goals in his first away win in the competition.
Also, Chelsea scored 6 goals in a Premier League game for the first time since beating Southampton 6-0 back in April 2022.
In this London derby against Palace, Chelsea will be looking to win 2 games in a row and secure a first home victory in front of the home crowd.
Noni Madueke shinned with a hat-trick as Chelsea comfortably beat Wolves 6-2. This hands Enzo Maresca his first Premier League victory as Blues head coach. Chelsea’s UEFA Conference League playoff win over Servette was the perfect prelude to the goal-fest at Molineux.
On Sunday, they aim to start a winning run by defeating Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. History is on their side, as they have won their last 14 encounters against the Eagles.
The London club is still active in the transfer window, with several high-profile names like Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell set to leave. Also, we expect to see several departures via loan as Maresca looks to rebuild with a more streamlined group of 21 players.
Reece James is out due to a hamstring issue. Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell are exploring potential new clubs ahead of the August 30 transfer deadline. Romeo Lavia missed the match against Wolves with a hamstring injury, but Maresca stated after the game that it was not a big concern.
Moises Caicedo limped off in the second half at Molineux, but the extent of his injury is unknown yet.
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Predicted Lineup: Sanchez; Cucurella, Fofana, Colwill, Gusto; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson.
Crystal Palace have lost their first two games of the new season following a 2-1 defeat to Brentford and a 2-0 home loss to West Ham United. They suffered the same fate in their opening 2 games of the 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 season.
The head into this tie on the back of a 4-0 win over Norwich City in the EFL Cup second round.
On Sunday, Palace will be looking to halt their losing streak in the league and secure their first win of the season. They will however have to contend with a Chelsea forward line that seem to have woken up following that breathtaking win away at Molineux.
Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace has started the season poorly, suffering two consecutive league defeats. As they head to Stamford Bridge, they’ll be desperate for their first win, knowing they've failed to take even a point from Chelsea in their last 14 meetings.
Palace will also be without defender Joachim Andersen, who has moved to Fulham for £30 million. Jordan Ayew is also out after completing his move to Leicester.
With these moves all confirmed, the Palace lineup will likely feature Nathaniel Clyne or Jefferson Lerma alongside Chris Richards and captain Marc Guehi in a back three.
Reinforcements such as Ismaila Sarr, Chadi Riad, and Louie Moulden are also available. However, there is an expectation more signings will be made, with Eddie Nketiah likely to join before the window closes.
Predicted Lineup: Henderson; Richards, Riad, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Edouard, Eze; Mateta
Crystal Palace will have their work cut out for them in their attempt to break Chelsea and get their first win of the season.
Chelsea on the other hand will be pumped as they hope to thrill their fans to back to back wins and their first home victory of the season.
Based on their performance against Wolves last time out, we expect the Blues to keep the run here and get the desired result.
