Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Ref: Darren England, EnglandSelhurst Park, London · 26,309 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3–1 in their Premier League fixture. Richards scored for Crystal Palace; Estêvão, João Pedro, and Fernández replied for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.77 for Crystal Palace versus 2.20 for Chelsea. Crystal Palace sit 15th in the Premier League table while Chelsea are 10th.
First Half
20'
Caicedo
Yellow Card
34'
⚽
Estêvão
Second Half
50'
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Estêvão
60'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Canvot
Yellow Card
64'
⚽
Fernández
Penalty
⇄
Canvot
⇄
Mitchell
Wharton
Yellow Card
Wharton
Yellow Card
Wharton
Red Card
73'
⇄
Caicedo
74'
⇄
Neto
74'
⇄
Estêvão
⇄
Johnson
⇄
Muñoz
81'
⇄
James
⇄
Mateta
85'
⇄
João Pedro
⚽
Richards
Assist: Riad
90'
Santos
Yellow Card
Lerma
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Crystal PalaceChelsea
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.77VS2.20
Attack3 · 2 won
13
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
6
12
Shots in the box
8
1
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
440
Total passes
590
342
Accurate passes
504
78%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 4 won
11
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 2D. MuñozM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 7I. SarrF
- 8J. LermaM
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 14J. MatetaF
- 20A. WhartonM
- 23J. CanvotD
- 26C. RichardsD
Substitutes
- 10Yeremy PinoM
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 19W. HughesM
- 24B. SosaD
- 30Daniel Edward Peter ImrayD
- 34C. RiadD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 44W. BenítezG
- 55J. DevennyM
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 20João PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 41EstêvãoM
Substitutes
- 9L. DelapF
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 21J. HatoD
- 27M. GustoD
- 28T. Sharman-LoweG
- 29W. FofanaD
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 49A. GarnachoF
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | F | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Brennan Johnson | F | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Muñoz | M | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Lerma | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Adam Wharton | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dean Henderson(C) | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaydee Canvot | D | 65 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kaden Rodney | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Imray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Hughes | M | 14 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yéremy Pino | M | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Borna Sosa | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadi Riad | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Christantus Uche | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| João Pedro | F | 85 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Estêvão | M | 74 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Andrey Santos | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James(C) | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Neto | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teddy Sharman-Lowe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malo Gusto | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Gittens | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |