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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
17 Aug 2025, 14:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Darren EnglandPremier League 2025/2026 · 23 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ChelseaMin
Crystal Palace- 14′VAR
Eberechi Eze
VAR · Goal Disallowed
Reece James
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
24′- 28′
Daniel Muñoz
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 33′
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 49′
Will Hughes
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Estêvão
Substitution
Off: Jamie Gittens
54′ - 70′⇄
Jefferson Lerma
Substitution
Off: Will Hughes
- ⇄
Liam Delap
Substitution
Off: João Pedro
73′ Estêvão
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
74′- ⇄
Malo Gusto
Substitution
Off: Reece James
79′ - ⇄
Andrey Santos
Substitution
Off: Enzo Fernández
79′ - 84′⇄
Justin Devenny
Substitution
Off: Eberechi Eze
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.33 | |
| 79 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.56 | |
| 79 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.78 | |
| 54 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.66 | |
| 73 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.41 | |
| 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.59 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Chelsea
Latest: Manchester United · 1–0
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Crystal Palace
Latest: Liverpool · 1–1
Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Chelsea’s ground: 13 previous meetings, 9 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Chelsea’s home games with Crystal Palace’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Chelsea
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Crystal Palace
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.