Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: Chelsea aims to extend their winning run to 5 matches across competitions when they face Crystal Palace in the EPL on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Venue: Selhurst Park, London
Date: Saturday 19th February, 2022
Time: 08:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Crystal Palace come into this after a goalless draw against Brentford in their previous EPL clash on Saturday.
This point ensured successive draws for the Eagles, leaving them in 13th place with 26 points. With just 1 win from their last 5 matches, Palace need a transformation in their execution of ideas.
On the other hand, Chelsea secured their first piece of silverware this season after they beat Palmeiras 2-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup final last week.
Lukaku’s opener was cancelled out by Veiga before Havertz scored the winner three minutes from time in extra time to ensure the Blues win the title.
In the EPL, Chelsea haven’t played since January 23rd when they beat Spurs 2-0 at home through Ziyech and Silva’s goals.
Chelsea is in 3rd place on the Premier League table with 47 points and could reduce their gap to 4 points by the end of the night to Liverpool.
It’s crunch time for the Blues as they return to the domestic league after a while and aim to instantly get victory under the belt.
Both sides last met in the EPL on MD 1, where Chelsea won 3-0 due to goals from Alonso, Pulisic and Chalobah.
Form Guide
Crystal Palace: DDWLD
Chelsea: WWWWD
Last Matches of both teams:
Brentford 0-0 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 2-1 Palmeiras
🏴 Last English clubs to win European major trophies:
Champions League – Chelsea
Club World Cup – Chelsea
Europa League – Chelsea
Super Cup – ChelseaEnglish dominance. pic.twitter.com/SEKZk4Cr3C
— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) February 17, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Crystal Palace vs Chelsea in India?
The live stream is available on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Network channels.
294 – Shola Ameobi (Newcastle)
254 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
250 – Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)@wilfriedzaha becomes just the third African player to hit 250 appearances for a single club in the #PL#BRECRY pic.twitter.com/4aN3MaX7CB— Premier League (@premierleague) February 13, 2022
Team News
Ferguson is the sole absentee for the Eagles due to a hamstring injury.
Chilwell, Mount and James are players out for the Blues due to long term injuries.
Crystal Palace possible 11:
Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Kouyaté, Hughes, McArthur, Ayew, Mateta and Zaha
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Rüdiger, Silva, Christensen, Alonso, Kanté, Kovacic, Azpilicueta, Havertz, Ziyech and Lukaku
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
The Blues look a solid bunch capable of keeping the title race fight alive and we see them winning against an inconsistent Crystal Palace side.
Players to watch out for: Zaha, Mitchell, Silva and Havertz.
