Crystal Palace v Chelsea result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea

Premier League · Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea — Chelsea won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Chelsea: 3.09 to 2.47 in expected goals, 0.76 of it from a penalty, level on open-play xG, from 10 shots to 13 (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Chelsea won 3–1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Sunday 25 January. Crystal Palace are winless in their last 11 matches in all competitions. Chelsea have won their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Chelsea led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Chelsea: Estêvão (34’), João Pedro (50’, assisted by Estêvão) and Enzo Fernández (64’ pen); Crystal Palace: Christopher Richards (88’, assisted by C. Riad). Adam Wharton (72’) was sent off.

Discipline

D. England showed six yellow cards and one red — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 18 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crystal Palace: Jaydee Canvot (63’), Adam Wharton (67’), Adam Wharton (72’) and J. Lerma (90’); Chelsea: M. Caicedo (20’) and Andrey Santos (90’).

What it changes

Crystal Palace move down from 13th to 15th (23 league matches played). Crystal Palace have scored 41 goals, the third-fewest of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games). Crystal Palace have conceded 51 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Chelsea move up from sixth to fourth (23 league matches played). Chelsea have scored 58 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games). Chelsea have conceded 52 goals, the 10th-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

It is Chelsea’s first win over Crystal Palace since 12 February 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Chelsea have scored in 13 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Estêvão (Chelsea) 7.7, João Pedro (Chelsea) 7.4 and Christopher Richards (Crystal Palace) 6.6 led the match.

Head-to-head

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Chelsea.

Next up

Crystal Palace next host Liverpool on 8 November 2026.

Chelsea next travel to Sunderland on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Chelsea: Sunderland v Chelsea, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: D. England
Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 0 · draws 3 · Chelsea 3 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 0W 2D 3L · Chelsea 3W 0D 2L

Crystal Palace 1–3 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 7.63

Corners

against 4.57 / 5.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.71 / 5.63

Shots on target

against 5.43 / 4.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 2.88

Cards

against 2 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.72 yellows

Referee · D. England

22.28 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 18 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 21 January 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	7.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.71 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.71 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.29 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.13 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. England — 4.72 yellow cards a game, 0.17 red cards, 22.28 fouls over 18 matches.

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace Goalkeeper

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Henderson	28	902520 min	712.5 /90	291 /90	00 /90
W. Benítez	4	90360 min	41 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	3.6 8/7
W. Benítez n 4	90	1 1/0

Crystal Palace Defensive

Crystal Palace — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Lacroix	30	902700 min	541.8 /90	371.2 /90	120.4 /90	1615.4 /90	270.9 /90	40.1 /90
M. Guéhi	30	862591 min	401.4 /90	421.5 /90	150.5 /90	1394.8 /90	240.8 /90	70.2 /90
C. Richards	24	882108 min	622.6 /90	381.6 /90	120.5 /90	1556.6 /90	180.8 /90	10 /90
J. Canvot	9	71641 min	172.4 /90	91.3 /90	60.8 /90	365.1 /90	111.5 /90	10.1 /90
G. King	1	7676 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	44.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. 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
M. Lacroix n 8	90	1.1 7/2	0.3 2/0	Marc Cucurella
M. Guéhi n 8	82	0.5 4/0	0.7 4/1	—
J. Mateta n 8	81.6	0.8 5/1	0.4 1/1	—
D. Henderson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
A. Wharton n 8	89.6	1.3 6/2	0.9 5/2	—
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Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lacroix n 8	90	1.6 6/4
M. Guéhi n 8	82	0.8 5/1
J. Mateta n 8	81.6	0.4 3/0
A. Wharton n 8	89.6	4.1 8/7
T. Mitchell n 8	76.5	2.2 6/3
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Crystal Palace Attacking

Crystal Palace — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Mateta	29	812337 min	90.3 /90	20.1 /90	592.3 /90	331.3 /90	120.5 /90	160.6 /90
Yeremy Pino	27	731977 min	50.2 /90	40.2 /90	281.3 /90	150.7 /90	492.2 /90	221 /90
I. Sarr	19	801517 min	70.4 /90	10.1 /90	251.5 /90	150.9 /90	150.9 /90	120.7 /90
E. Nketiah	17	37631 min	40.6 /90	10.1 /90	182.6 /90	111.6 /90	142 /90	60.9 /90
Christantus Uche	5	60298 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	113.3 /90	41.2 /90	51.5 /90	61.8 /90
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Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Lacroix n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Guéhi n 8	82	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
J. Mateta n 8	81.6	1.4 6/4	0.6 4/0
D. Henderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Wharton n 8	89.6	0.9 4/2	0.4 3/0
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Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Lacroix n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Guéhi n 8	82	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Mateta n 8	81.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Henderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Wharton n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Chelsea

Chelsea Goalkeeper

Chelsea — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Robert Sánchez	32	892835 min	872.8 /90	351.1 /90	00 /90
F. Jörgensen	9	84759 min	101.2 /90	101.2 /90	00 /90

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	84.4	3.9 8/6
F. Jörgensen n 8	83.6	1.3 3/1

Chelsea Defensive

Chelsea — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Marc Cucurella	34	792670 min	642.2 /90	331.1 /90	140.5 /90	1324.4 /90	511.7 /90	80.3 /90
T. Chalobah	32	852732 min	291 /90	291 /90	140.5 /90	1244.1 /90	170.6 /90	40.1 /90
M. Gusto	32	682179 min	602.5 /90	391.6 /90	20.1 /90	1094.5 /90	210.9 /90	60.2 /90
R. James	28	722008 min	492.2 /90	381.7 /90	70.3 /90	1125 /90	281.3 /90	60.3 /90
T. Adarabioyo	17	851446 min	251.6 /90	171.1 /90	90.6 /90	784.9 /90	120.7 /90	40.2 /90
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Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. 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
E. Fernández n 8	77.6	1.3 4/2	1.2 5/2	—
Marc Cucurella n 8	69	1 4/2	0.8 5/0	M. Lacroix
Pedro Neto n 8	84.4	0.3 1/1	0.7 5/0	—
Robert Sánchez n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
T. Chalobah n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0	—
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Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	77.6	3 6/6
Marc Cucurella n 8	69	2 7/4
Pedro Neto n 8	84.4	0.8 6/0
T. Chalobah n 8	90	1.1 5/2
João Pedro n 8	54.8	0.6 2/1
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Chelsea Attacking

Chelsea — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
João Pedro	32	692200 min	110.5 /90	40.2 /90	371.5 /90	220.9 /90	291.2 /90	291.2 /90
L. Delap	22	45998 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	232.1 /90	141.3 /90	70.6 /90	80.7 /90
Estêvão	21	531109 min	50.4 /90	10.1 /90	272.2 /90	171.4 /90	252 /90	433.5 /90
J. Bynoe-Gittens	20	50994 min	10.1 /90	50.5 /90	141.3 /90	70.6 /90	171.5 /90	353.2 /90
Tyrique George	11	48528 min	40.7 /90	10.2 /90	91.5 /90	81.4 /90	81.4 /90	30.5 /90
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Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	77.6	1.6 5/3	1 4/2
Marc Cucurella n 8	69	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pedro Neto n 8	84.4	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
Robert Sánchez n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Chalobah n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	77.6	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Marc Cucurella n 8	69	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pedro Neto n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Robert Sánchez n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Chalobah n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Chelsea
43%	Possession	57%
1.77	Expected goals (xG)	2.20
13	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	5
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
2	Saves	5
440	Passes	590
78%	Pass accuracy	85%

Crystal Palace Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Lacroix	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.2
C. Richards	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.6
J. Lerma	90	0	0	2	2	0	1	Y	6.2
I. Sarr	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	6.7
J. Mateta	85	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
D. Muñoz	76	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
B. Johnson	76	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Wharton	72	0	0	0	0	0	2	RY	6.2
J. Canvot	65	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	5.2
T. Mitchell	65	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Yeremy Pino sub	25	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
B. Sosa sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Christantus Uche sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Riad sub	14	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
W. Hughes sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3

Chelsea Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Robert Sánchez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
T. Chalobah	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
B. Badiashile	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
Marc Cucurella	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.7
Andrey Santos	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
E. Fernández	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
João Pedro	85	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	7.6
R. James	81	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Estêvão	74	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	7.6
Pedro Neto	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Caicedo	73	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
W. Fofana sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Gusto sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Bynoe-Gittens sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Delap sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Hato sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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 PalaceDLDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

ChelseaLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Crystal Palace 0 · 3 draws · Chelsea 3 · 2 goals/game

2025-08-17 Chelsea 0–0 Crystal Palace
2025-01-04 Crystal Palace 1–1 Chelsea
2024-09-01 Chelsea 1–1 Crystal Palace
2024-02-12 Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea
2023-12-27 Chelsea 2–1 Crystal Palace
2023-01-15 Chelsea 1–0 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2025/26

Crystal Palace#15 pos45 pts38 pl-10 GD

Chelsea#10 pos52 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.08

Chelsea scored1.53

Crystal Palace conceded1.34

Chelsea conceded1.37

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Crystal Palace 2.47 xG from 13 shots, Chelsea 3.09 from 10. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Crystal Palace (attacking right)Chelsea (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Crystal Palace	13	1	2.47
Chelsea	10	3	3.09

Shot locations and expected-goals values from per-shot data. Per-shot tables, situation and shot-type breakdowns are part of TACTIX Pro.

Expected Goals Race

At half-time, xG was level: Crystal Palace 0.95, Chelsea 1.23. At full time, Chelsea led on xG, 3.09 to 2.47, 0.76 of it from a penalty, level on open-play xG. The widest gap was 2.14 xG to Chelsea, in the 63rd minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)

Crystal Palace 2.47 xGChelsea 3.09 xGdots = goals · 23 shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Chelsea?: In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 0, Chelsea won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Chelsea?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 0W 2D 3L; Chelsea 3W 0D 2L.

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