Crystal Palace have avoided defeat against Chelsea, both home and away, in a single league campaign for the first time since 1991-92, where they also drew both games.

Crystal Palace play host to Chelsea in the Premier League with the aim of building off a 2-1 victory over Southampton. Palace, who sit 15th in the league table, are in need of more consistency and a win over their London rivals will aid their pursuit of distancing themselves from a relegation battle.

Inconsistency has been the overriding theme for Crystal Palace in 2024-25 and that was the case again when Chelsea made the short trip to Selhurst Park. Palace could have been down and out at half-time but were fortunate to trail by just a strike from Cole Palmer.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests. For week 20, he takes on The Zutons frontman Dave McCabe, who supports Liverpool. Sutton's prediction: 1-1 Chelsea are having a wobble,

Enzo Maresca has named his Chelsea side to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League for their first game of 2025.

Chelsea take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this afternoon, so we simulated the game to predict the outcome

Chelsea will look to end their three-game winless run in the Premier League when they visit Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park today. After eight wins in a row, Enzo Maresca’s side have seen their faint title hopes all-but disappear after a disappointing run of form over the Christmas period.