Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

Crystal Palace

1 - 3

Chelsea

🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Crystal Palace 15 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-10).
Chelsea controlled possession (57%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.00 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11

PPG

1.37

1.00

1.68

1.21

1.42

47%

O2.5

74%

53%

BTTS

68%

37%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank15th

Chelsea rank10th

Crystal Palace points45

Chelsea points52

Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crystal Palace last 5 home

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home63%

Crystal Palace clean sheet at home37%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first37%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first43%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 50% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 36.7' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.00 vs 1.53

Crystal Palace concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Crystal Palace score 34% below league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 1% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

429

578

Passes Accurate

334

497

Passes %

78%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' M. Caicedo

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Estêvão

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: Estêvão

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ VAR

João Pedro

Penalty confirmed

63'

63' J. Canvot

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Fernández

Penalty

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Canvot

1st substitution · For: Yeremy Pino

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. Mitchell

2nd substitution · For: B. Sosa

67'

67' A. Wharton

72'

72' A. Wharton

72'

72' A. Wharton

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Caicedo

1st substitution · For: W. Fofana

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Pedro Neto

2nd substitution · For: M. Gusto

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Estêvão

3rd substitution · For: J. Bynoe-Gittens

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ B. Johnson

3rd substitution · For: W. Hughes

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ D. Muñoz

4th substitution · For: C. Riad

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. James

4th substitution · For: J. Hato

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Mateta

5th substitution · For: Christantus Uche

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ João Pedro

5th substitution · For: L. Delap

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

C. Richards

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Riad

90'

90' J. Lerma

90'

90' Andrey Santos

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 20'. Chelsea took the lead at 34' when Estêvão scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Chelsea extended the lead at 50' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to Estêvão, making the score 0-2. VAR intervened at 60' for Chelsea (Penalty confirmed). J. Canvot received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 63'. Chelsea extended the lead at 64' when E. Fernández scored (Penalty), making the score 0-3. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Canvot replacing Yeremy Pino. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 65', with T. Mitchell replacing B. Sosa. A. Wharton received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 67'. A. Wharton received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 72'. A. Wharton received a red card for Crystal Palace at 72'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 73', with M. Caicedo replacing W. Fofana. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Pedro Neto replacing M. Gusto. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Estêvão replacing J. Bynoe-Gittens. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 76', with B. Johnson replacing W. Hughes. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 76', with D. Muñoz replacing C. Riad. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 81', with R. James replacing J. Hato. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Mateta replacing Christantus Uche. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 85', with João Pedro replacing L. Delap. Crystal Palace reduced the deficit at 88' when C. Richards scored, with the assist credited to C. Riad, making the score 1-3. J. Lerma received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 90'. Andrey Santos received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90'.

Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while Chelsea used 5 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Chelsea got 2 yellow cards.