Crystal Palace v Chelsea result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea

Premier League · Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea — Chelsea won this Premier League match.

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The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea · Premier League
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Crystal Palace 1 · draws 0 · Chelsea 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L · Chelsea 3W 1D 1L

Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 5.14

Corners

against 5.63 / 5.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.25 / 6

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.88 / 1.14

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Chelsea for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	15.38 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.86 for · 9.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.71 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.14 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Craig Pawson, England.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alexander Sørloth n 8	24.8	3.2 3/1	0.9 2/0	—
J. Ayew n 8	42.9	3.1 6/4	1.6 3/2	—
Wilfried Zaha n 8	89.6	1.9 7/4	3.3 8/6	O. Giroud
J. Schlupp n 8	26.8	1.7 4/0	0 0/0	Marcos Alonso
J. Puncheon n 8	34.4	1.6 4/1	1.6 1/1	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Wilfried Zaha n 8	89.6	2.5 6/4	0.6 3/1
M. Meyer n 8	82.6	2.5 7/4	0.4 3/0
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	2.1 7/5	0.6 4/1
A. Townsend n 8	89.5	2 7/6	0.5 4/0
Alexander Sørloth n 8	24.8	1.8 4/0	0.5 1/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Schlupp n 8	26.8	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
A. Townsend n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
J. McArthur n 8	80.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Tomkins n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Schlupp n 8	26.8	3.4 5/2
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	90	2.9 7/5
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	2.4 8/5
C. Kouyaté n 8	82.9	2.2 4/4
J. McArthur n 8	80.9	2.1 7/4

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	2.8 6/4
W. Hennessey n 8	90	1.8 4/3

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Giroud n 8	42.8	2.1 5/2	0.8 3/0	Wilfried Zaha
R. Loftus-Cheek n 8	56.4	1.8 5/2	1.6 7/1	—
Marcos Alonso n 8	88.5	1.3 7/2	1.4 5/3	J. Schlupp
Emerson n 8	80	1.3 5/2	1.4 3/3	—
Álvaro Morata n 8	59.1	1.3 6/1	1.3 5/1	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Giroud n 8	42.8	4.5 5/5	2.1 4/3
C. Hudson-Odoi n 7	40.6	3.8 4/4	1.6 3/2
Álvaro Morata n 8	59.1	3.6 8/5	1.5 5/2
Willian n 8	64.5	3.5 8/7	1.7 7/3
R. Barkley n 8	41.4	3.3 7/3	0.5 1/1

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Hazard n 8	81.4	0.6 3/1	0.7 4/1
O. Giroud n 8	42.8	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
Fàbregas n 8	62.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
Álvaro Morata n 8	59.1	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 7	40.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
César Azpilicueta n 8	90	3.8 7/6
Marcos Alonso n 8	88.5	2.4 7/6
Fàbregas n 8	62.6	1.8 6/4
N. Kanté n 8	88.4	1.7 8/4
Willian n 8	64.5	1.6 4/2

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Caballero n 7	90	3.3 6/5
Kepa Arrizabalaga n 8	90	1.9 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Chelsea
34%	Possession	66%
4	Shots	12
0	Shots on target	4
2	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	4
4	Shots inside the box	4
3	Corners	4
3	Offsides	3
11	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
394	Passes	781
77%	Pass accuracy	88%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	7
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	1	7
J. Tomkins	90	0	1	1	7.2
M. Sakho	90	0	0	1	7
P. van Aanholt	90	1	0	0	6.8
A. Townsend	90	0	1	0	6.4
J. McArthur	90	0	1	1	6.4
Luka Milivojević	90	0	0	1	6.9
Wilfried Zaha	90	1	1	0	6.7
C. Kouyaté	78	0	0	0	6.2
J. Schlupp	69	1	0	1	6.8
C. Wickham sub	21	1	0	0	6.7
M. Meyer sub	12	0	0	0	6.5

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Kepa Arrizabalaga	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
César Azpilicueta	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
A. Rüdiger	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.5
David Luiz	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.9
Marcos Alonso	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
N. Kanté	90	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.7
Jorginho	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.9
E. Hazard	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	7.6
R. Barkley	88	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.8
Willian	82	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	7.2
O. Giroud	76	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
Álvaro Morata	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Emerson	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Kovačić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Chelsea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceLLWWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

ChelseaDWWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Crystal Palace 1 · 0 draws · Chelsea 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2018-11-04 Chelsea 3–1 Crystal Palace
2018-03-10 Chelsea 2–1 Crystal Palace
2017-10-14 Crystal Palace 2–1 Chelsea

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Chelsea#3 pos72 pts38 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.34

Chelsea scored1.66

Crystal Palace conceded1.39

Chelsea conceded1.03

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Chelsea?: In their last 3 meetings, Crystal Palace won 1, Chelsea won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Chelsea?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L; Chelsea 3W 1D 1L.

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