Chelsea vs Crystal Palace: Head-to-head record

Played 62
Won 35
Drawn 15
Lost 12

Biggest win for each team

Chelsea 6-2 Crystal Palace - 1997/98 Premier League
Crystal Palace 7-1 Chelsea - 1905/06 FA Cup
Crystal Palace’s biggest league win is 2-0 at Selhurst Park in the 1972/73 Division One
Crystal Palace’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge is 3-2 in the 1975/76 FA Cup

Crystal Palace have lost more Premier League matches against Chelsea than they have against any other side in the competition's history (21 from 27 games).

We have a 78 per cent win rate in the Premier League against Crystal Palace and with a minimum of 20 meetings, it’s the highest win rate one side has against another in the competition’s history.

Chelsea are looking for an 11th successive league win against Crystal Palace for the first time. Only against Sunderland (11) and West Brom (12) have the Blues had longer winning runs in our league history.

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The Eagles’ last win against Chelsea was in October 2017 at Selhurst Park. Tiemoue Bakayoko scored the Blues' goal in our 2-1 defeat.

Crystal Palace last came away from Stamford Bridge with three points in April 2017 when they won 2-1 with all three goals coming inside the first 11 minutes, from Cesc Fabregas for Chelsea and Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke for Palace.

None of the last 23 Premier League meetings, since March 1993, between the clubs have finished level, with the Blues winning 19 to Palace’s four.

The Eagles have conceded at least once in each of their last 17 Premier League games against Chelsea.

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

10 March 2018, Premier League - W 2-1
4 November 2018, Premier League - W 3-1
9 November 2019, Premier League - W 2-0
3 October 2020, Premier League - W 4-0
14 August 2021, Premier League - W 3-0

Chelsea form

Last five Premier League results

Newcastle United (a) - L 0-1
Bournemouth (h) - W 2-0
Nottingham Forest (a) - D 1-1
Manchester City (h) - L 0-1
Fulham (a) - L 1-2

We have lost three of our last six home London derbies in the Premier League, the most recent being 1-0 to Arsenal in November.

Chelsea have yet to concede at home in the Premier League in the first hour this season and are the only team yet to concede in the first half at home in the competition.

Crystal Palace form

Last five Premier League results

West Ham (a) - W 2-1
Nottingham Forest (a) - L 0-1
Fulham (h) - L 0-3
Bournemouth (a) - W 2-0
Tottenham Hotspur (h) - L 0-4

Patrick Vieira’s side have won two of their last 10 away Premier League games (four draws, four defeats) although both wins have come in their last three outings.

Palace have dropped 10 points from leading positions in 2022/23 but have won 12 points having trailed in a game.

The Eagles have lost three of their last four Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 12. They've conceded once before half-time in these four games, letting goals in seven times after the break, including all four in their defeat against Tottenham in their last match.

Chelsea stats

At Fulham, Joao Felix became the 12th player to make his Chelsea debut this season. We have now used more players in the Premier League this term (27) than in the entirety of last season (26).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored five goals in eight league games against Crystal Palace. Against no other current Premier League side has he scored more.

Crystal Palace stats

No side has lost more games (four) or won fewer points (four) in Premier League London derby matches than Crystal Palace this season.

They are looking to win consecutive away London derbies for the first time since 1997.

Wilfred Zaha has been directly involved in three of Crystal Palace’s last four away league goals against Chelsea (one goal, two assists), including scoring and assisting in the Eagles’ last victory at Stamford Bridge in April 2017.

This season’s Premier League stats (18 games)

Most minutes (max 1,620): Guaita 1,530, Andersen 1,440, Guehi 1,440, Zaha 1,419
Most assists: Olise 4, Eze 3, Edouard 2, Mitchell 2, Zaha 2
Clean sheets: Guaita 4
Most fouls committed: Schlupp 31, Ayew 24, Ward 18, Doucoure 16
Most yellow cards: Doucoure 5, Guehi 5, Schlupp 4, Ward 4
Red cards: Mitchell 1, Tomkins 1

Premier League scorers

Zaha 6, Edouard 3, Eze 3, Andersen 1, J Ayew 1, Mateta 1, Olise 1, own goal 1

Matchweek 20 Premier League fixtures

Friday 13 January Premier League result

• Aston Villa 2 Leeds United 1

Saturday 14 January Premier League fixtures

• Manchester United vs Manchester City 12.30pm (BT Sport)

• Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool 3pm

• Everton vs Southampton 3pm

• Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City 3pm

• Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United 3pm

• Brentford vs Bournemouth 5.30pm (Sky Sports)

Sunday 15 January Premier League fixtures

• Chelsea vs Crystal Palace 2pm

• Newcastle United vs Fulham 2pm (Sky Sports)

• Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal 4.30pm (Sky Sports)