Win at all costs to get back into the title race. Crystal Palace vs Chelsea preview
The Premier League match of the 20th round between Crystal Palace and Chelsea will take place today at 18:00 Moscow time at Selhurst Park stadium.
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Little more was expected from the coach who won the Europa League with Eintracht than 15th place in the Premier League.
However, there is a reserve for the future. Crystal Palace left the League Cup only at the quarter-final stage, and in the last 11 Premier League matches the Eagles have lost only two matches – to Fulham and Arsenal.
After a heavy defeat in the home match with the Gunners, which ended with a score of 5:1, Crystal Palace earned a draw away to Bournemouth, who are performing well this season (0:0), and then played a difficult match with Southampton, who are at the bottom of the standings (2:1).Â
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It is quite possible that Southampton failed to win more confidently not only because of the conversion of their chances (two goals were converted from ten shots on target), but also because of a lack of freshness. Despite the three-day difference with the match with Bournemouth, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner fielded almost the same lineup, in which he made only one adjustment – the suspended Marc Guei was absent from the lineup. But the England defender will return to action in time, since his teammate in the center of defense Trevo Chalobah will miss the match according to the loan agreement with Chelsea.
Crystal Palace are without Trevoh Chalobah, Rob Holding, Matheus Franca and Adam Wharton for the game against Chelsea.
Chelsea have lost two games in a row for the first time this season
Just a couple of weeks ago, Chelsea had eight wins in all competitions. However, in the last two matches, the Blues’ streak was abruptly interrupted. First, Chelsea failed to beat Everton (0:0), then for the first time in 45 years they lost at home to Fulham in the London derby, and then they gave Ipswich a New Year’s present, winning their first home victory of the season.
Enzo Maresca, with such a tight schedule of games over the Christmas holidays, rotated the squad and gave some players a rest: Malo Gusteau, Jadon Sancho, Pedro Neto and Nicholas Jackson, who appeared on the pitch from the bench, also played in place of Robert Sanchez, Danish goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.
Chelsea will be without Benoit Badiashile, Kurgan Dewsbury-Hall, Wesley Fofana and Mikhail Mudrik, while Carnie Chukwuemeka and Romeo Lavia are questionable.
Approximate compositions:
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Richards, Guehi, Lacroix; Hughes, Lerma; Munoz, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze; Mateta
Chelsea: Sanchez; Cucurella, Colville, Adarabioyo, Gusteau; Fernandez, Caicedo; Palmer, Sancho, Neto; Jackson
Win at all costs to get back into the title race. Crystal Palace vs Chelsea preview
