Premier League

Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace finished 2-1 in Premier League. Key event: 4' Eberechi Eze (xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 79.3%, 27.9%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 8-0-0. Home form: L W L L W; Away form: D D L L D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

CHE 2 - 1 Finished

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Competition Premier League Season 2023/2024 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 27 Dec 2023, 19:30 Venue time 27 Dec 2023, 19:30 GMT

Match context 4 facts

Home form L W L L W 6 pts, goals 7-8, 1.40 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match

Away form D D L L D 3 pts, goals 5-8, 1.00 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match

Chelsea · season record 6 W · 4 D · 8 L 2023/2024: 18 recorded matches, goals 29–28; before 27 Dec 2023 UTC. Not official standings.

Crystal Palace · season record 4 W · 6 D · 8 L 2023/2024: 18 recorded matches, goals 18–26; before 27 Dec 2023 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 22 shots · 3 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Chelsea 9 shots · 2.73 xG · 2 goals

Crystal Palace 13 shots · 0.96 xG · 1 goal

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 39 events

4' shot Eberechi Eze CRY xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 79.3%, 27.9%

6' shot Joachim Andersen CRY assist Chris Richards · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 66.5%, 63.4%

7' shot Michael Olise CRY assist Eberechi Eze · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.3%, 21.9%

8' shot Ian Maatsen CHE assist Mykhailo Mudryk · xG 0.32 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.3%, 45.7%

12' shot Mykhailo Mudryk CHE assist Malo Gusto · xG 0.56 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.2%, 53%

13' Goal Mykhailo Mudryk 1–0 CHE assist Malo Gusto

15' shot Christopher Nkunku CHE assist Conor Gallagher · xG 0.05 · Set Piece · location 91.4%, 54.2%

21' shot Mykhailo Mudryk CHE assist Nicolas Jackson · xG 0.43 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.9%, 57.3%

28' shot Eberechi Eze CRY assist Jean-Philippe Mateta · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.6%, 59.4%

33' shot Ian Maatsen CHE assist Malo Gusto · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 83.3%, 33.6%

42' shot Mykhailo Mudryk CHE assist Christopher Nkunku · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.5%, 48.3%

45+1' Goal Michael Olise 1–1 CRY assist Jordan Ayew

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45' shot Michael Olise CRY assist Jordan Ayew · xG 0.35 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.9%, 43%

52' shot Eberechi Eze CRY xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 69.9%, 57.3%

52' Yellow Moisés Caicedo CHE Yellow card

54' shot Jean-Philippe Mateta CRY assist Michael Olise · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.5%, 29.7%

55' shot Michael Olise CRY assist Eberechi Eze · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 87.2%, 33.2%

58' Sub Roméo Lavia CHE on for Ian Maatsen

58' Sub Thiago Silva CHE on for Levi Colwill

59' shot Eberechi Eze CRY assist Jean-Philippe Mateta · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.2%, 61.5%

71' Sub Armando Broja CHE on for Mykhailo Mudryk · Injury substitution

71' Sub Noni Madueke CHE on for Christopher Nkunku

73' shot Nicolas Jackson CHE assist Conor Gallagher · xG 0.41 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.6%, 53%

73' Yellow Chris Richards CRY Yellow card

78' VAR Nicolas Jackson CHE Goal awarded

79' Sub Jeffrey Schlupp CRY on for Jordan Ayew

80' shot Michael Olise CRY assist Jeffrey Schlupp · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.5%, 40.3%

80' shot Michael Olise CRY xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.4%, 36.9%

80' Yellow Tyrick Mitchell CRY Yellow card

80' Yellow Noni Madueke CHE Yellow card

82' shot Armando Broja CHE assist Thiago Silva · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.6%, 63%

87' VAR Noni Madueke CHE Penalty not awarded

88' shot Noni Madueke CHE xG 0.76 · Left Foot · location 88.5%, 50%

89' Goal Noni Madueke 2–1CHE Penalty

90+2' Sub Alfie Gilchrist CHE on for Benoît Badiashile

90+5' Yellow Conor Gallagher CHE Yellow card

90' Sub Matheus França CRY on for Jefferson Lerma

93' shot Michael Olise CRY assist Eberechi Eze · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.9%, 35.6%

96' shot Matheus França CRY assist Michael Olise · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.2%, 65.5%

Head-to-head H2H last 10: 7-0-3

Chelsea leads the last 10 head-to-head meetings: 7 wins, 0 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 25 Jan 2026 · Crystal Palace vs Chelsea · 1 - 3.

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25 Jan 2026

Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Chelsea

17 Aug 2025

Chelsea 0 - 0 Crystal Palace

04 Jan 2025

Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Chelsea

01 Sep 2024

Chelsea 1 - 1 Crystal Palace

12 Feb 2024

Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Chelsea

15 Jan 2023

Chelsea 1 - 0 Crystal Palace

01 Oct 2022

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Chelsea

17 Apr 2022

Chelsea 2 - 0 Crystal Palace

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19 Feb 2022

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Chelsea

14 Aug 2021

Chelsea 3 - 0 Crystal Palace

Team statistics 17 metrics

64% Ball Possession 36%

64% 36%

2.73 Expected Goals 0.96

74% 26%

9 Total Shots 13

40% 59%

4 Shots on Goal 5

44% 55%

4 Corner Kicks 3

57% 42%

13 Fouls 16

44% 55%

3 Yellow Cards 2

60% 40%

4 Goalkeeper Saves 1

80% 20%

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2 Blocked shots 5

3 Offsides 6

16 Free kicks 12

3 Shots off target 3

18 Throw-ins 15

6 Goal kicks 4

4 Total saves 1

0 Hit woodwork 0

9 Shots inside box 9

Lineups

30 Dean Henderson GK 17 Nathaniel Clyne DEF 16 Joachim Andersen DEF 6 Marc Guéhi DEF 3 Tyrick Mitchell DEF 8 Jefferson Lerma MID 26 Chris Richards MID 10 Eberechi Eze MID 7 Michael Olise FWD 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta FWD 9 Jordan Ayew FWD 28 Đorđe Petrović GK 27 Malo Gusto DEF 2 Axel Disasi DEF 5 Benoît Badiashile DEF 26 Levi Colwill DEF 23 Conor Gallagher MID 25 Moisés Caicedo MID 29 Ian Maatsen MID 18 Christopher Nkunku MID 10 Mykhailo Mudryk MID 15 Nicolas Jackson FWD

Crystal Palace

4-3-3 · Manager Roy Hodgson

30 D Dean Henderson GK

17 N Nathaniel Clyne DEF

16 J Joachim Andersen DEF

6 M Marc Guéhi · Captain DEF

3 T Tyrick Mitchell DEF

8 J Jefferson Lerma MID

26 C Chris Richards MID

10 E Eberechi Eze MID

7 M Michael Olise FWD

14 J Jean-Philippe Mateta FWD

9 J Jordan Ayew FWD

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15 J Jeffrey Schlupp MID

11 M Matheus França FWD

31 R Remi Matthews GK

5 J James Tomkins DEF

29 N Naouirou Ahamada MID

19 W Will Hughes MID

44 J Jaïro Riedewald MID

45 T Tayo Adaramola DEF

52 D David Ozoh MID

Chelsea

4-2-3-1 · Manager Mauricio Pochettino

28 Đ Đorđe Petrović GK

27 M Malo Gusto DEF

2 A Axel Disasi DEF

5 B Benoît Badiashile DEF

26 L Levi Colwill DEF

23 C Conor Gallagher · Captain MID

25 M Moisés Caicedo MID

29 I Ian Maatsen MID

18 C Christopher Nkunku MID

10 M Mykhailo Mudryk MID

15 N Nicolas Jackson FWD

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6 T Thiago Silva DEF

45 R Roméo Lavia MID

19 A Armando Broja FWD

11 N Noni Madueke FWD

42 A Alfie Gilchrist DEF

47 L Lucas Bergström GK

13 M Marcus Bettinelli GK

54 L Leo Castledine MID

52 A Alex Matos FWD