Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Predictions - Chelsea to dominate at Stamford Bridge

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 15 Aug 2025

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Chelsea won 5 consecutive matches; predicted continuous success.
Chelsea defeated opponents like PSG and AC Milan recently.
Crystal Palace inconsistent pre-season; recent Community Shield win.

Chelsea have won 5 consecutive matches (Getty)

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Predictions

Chelsea won the FIFA World Club Cup and negotiated pre-season with plenty of class. I am predicting them to cruise in the opener.

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Predictions
Head to Head
Chelsea Form
Crystal Palace Form
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Chelsea have won 5 consecutive matches.
Chelsea have won 14 of their last 16 games against Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace have lost 2 of their last 3 away matches.

Head to Head

Chelsea have won 38 of their 67 matches against Palace. Crystal Palace have 12 wins and 17 draws.

Chelsea Form

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea had a strong summer and lifted the 2025 Club World Cup title. The Blues comfortably beat Champions League winners PSG 3-0 in the final and dominated with 2.08 XG.

Chelsea had a short pre-season and won their two friendly matches. The West Londoners started with a 2-0 home win over Leverkusen.

Maresca’s team produced another dominant display in a 4-1 victory over AC Milan. Chelsea had 2.85 XG and Joao Pedro and Liam Delap were on target.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace struggled for momentum in pre-season and were winless in three of their six games.

The Eagles beat Millwall 1-0 and Crawley 3-0 either side of a 1-1 draw at Cray Wanderers. Palace then lost 4-3 at Mainz before a 3-1 win and 1-0 defeat to Augsburg.

Oliver Glasner’s side lifted the Community Shield on Sunday, defeating Liverpool on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaïla Sarr scored to help take the game to penalties, which Palace won 3-2.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Robert Ssnchez; Reece James, Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Enzo Fernández, Moise Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens; Joao Pedro

Striker Nicolas Jackson is suspended. Defender Levi Colwill has an ACL injury and Benoit Badiashile is unlikely to feature due to a knock.

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi; Daniel Muooz, Adam Wharton, Will Hughes, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaïla Sarr, Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta

Defender Chadi Riad is out with an ACL injury and attacker Eddie Nketiah won’t feature due to a hamstring issue. Midfield duo Daichi Kamada and Cheick Doucoure are also unavailable through injury.

Verdict

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Chelsea have brushed some top opponents aside recently and can keep winning against Crystal Palace. There is value on a Blues victory in the Premier League on Sunday.

Chelsea Win

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