The Match
Match Report
The dominant hosts cruised to victory courtesy of goals from Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic and top-flight debutant Trevoh Chalobah.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Crystal Palace, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Chelsea could line up in Saturday's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 63.63%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 14.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.98%) and 2-1 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for a Crystal Palace win it was 0-1 (5.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Chelsea | Draw | Crystal Palace |
| 63.63% | 22.09% | 14.28% |
| Both teams to score 43.33% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
