Match details 

Premier League 

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea 

Selhurst Park, London 

10th April, 2021 

10:00 PM IST 

Preview 

Crystal Palace will have their work cut out against a Chelsea side fighting for a place in the top 4. After the Blues were thrashed by West Brom last weekend, their fellow Londoners West Ham overtook them to 4th place. While there are many games still to go, Thomas Tuchel’s men can ill afford to drop points here. Crystal Palace have struggled recently with just 1 win in their last 5 matches. A worrying stat for them is that they have only scored 3 goals in that period.  

Stat and fact nuggets 

There’s already been 83 penalties scored in the PL this season ahead of the round – only three PL campaigns have featured more penalty goals. 

Injuries and Suspensions: 

Crystal Palace: 

Injuries: Nathan Ferguson, James McArthur, Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins 

Suspensions: Michy Batshuayi (Loan Agreement) 

Doubtful: Nathaniel Clyne, Connor Wickham 

Chelsea: 

Injuries: None 

Suspensions: Thiago Silva 

Doubtful: None 

Probable starting lineups 

Crystal Palace: Vicente Guaita, Joel Ward, Cheikhou Kouyate, Gary Cahill, Patrick van Aanholt, Jordan Ayew, Luka Milivojevic, Jairo Riedewald, Eberechi Eze, Wilfried Zaha, Christian Benteke 

Chelsea: Edouard Mendy, Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma, Reece James, N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount, Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner 

Top picks: 

Crystal Palace: 

Wilfried Zaha: No surprises here as Wilfried Zaha has been the star man for Crystal Palace for years. They found it hard to score goals in his absence. He has 9 goals under his belt this season, 3 more than any Chelsea player and 4 more than any teammate. This just shows how lethal he is. 

Eberechi Eze: Eberechi Eze is one of the brightest talents in England at the moment. He scored a goal in England U21’s 2-1 win over Croatia during the international break. He has 3 goals and 3 assists to his name this season and has played his best football when is paired with Zaha. 

Chelsea: 

Mason Mount: Mason Mount has been the stand out player for his side this campaign. The English midfielder has battled the likes of Pulisic and Havertz to make the attacking midfield position his own. He has scored 6 goals and provided 3 assists this season. He also scored last weekend despite starting on the bench. 

Timo Werner: Timo Werner hasn’t had the most ideal debut season at Chelsea but he has looked like he wants to be the future of the club and has performed in certain games. The German striker has 11 goal contributions this term and has been making a difference in one or another way. 

Captaincy options (in priority order) 

Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Wilfried Zaha 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Points projection 

V Guaita, Points: 45-50, Grade: B 

C Azpilicueta, Points: 45-50, Grade: B 

P van Aanholt, Points: 40-45, Grade: B 

R James, Points: 45-50, Grade: C 

W Zaha, Points: 60-65, Grade: A 

L Milivojevic, Points: 45-50, Grade: C 

N Kante, Points: 50-55, Grade: B 

M Mount, Points: 70-75, Grade: A+ 

E Eze, Points: 50-55, Grade: B 

T Werner, Points: 60-65, Grade: A 

H Ziyech, Points: 55-60, Grade: B 

 

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and is not a reflection of the actual points you might earn. 
 
 
Stats from Transfermarkt