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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea lineups

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Crystal Palace host Chelsea at Selhurst Park on 6 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 20 of the Premier League. They last met on 25 January 2026, when Chelsea won 3-1.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea match facts

Kick-off
Wed 6 Jan 2027, 19:30
Stadium
Selhurst Park, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 20

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea head to head

4
Crystal Palace wins
3
Draws
20
Chelsea wins

20–50 on goals in 27 meetings since 14 December 2013

Recent Crystal Palace vs Chelsea results

  1. Crystal Palace1–3ChelseaSelhurst Park
  2. Chelsea0–0Crystal PalaceStamford Bridge
  3. Crystal Palace1–1ChelseaSelhurst Park
  4. Chelsea1–1Crystal PalaceStamford Bridge
  5. Crystal Palace1–3ChelseaSelhurst Park

All in the Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea history

Crystal Palace have won none of the last five, with three drawn. Chelsea last won at Selhurst Park on 25 January 2026, by 3-1. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Chelsea are unbeaten in the last eighteen meetings. The widest margin was 4-0 to Chelsea on 3 October 2020.

Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace play at Selhurst Park in London. The ground holds 26,309. Chelsea have won there eight times in ten visits, most recently in January 2026. Crystal Palace have won one of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass.

Last meeting: Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea, January 2026

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Crystal Palace, 3-4-2-1
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Chelsea, 4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace crest
Crystal PalaceFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 23Jaydee CanvotD
  3. 5Maxence LacroixD
  4. 26Christopher RichardsD
  5. 2Daniel MuñozM
  6. 20Adam WhartonM
  7. 8Jefferson LermaM
  8. 3Tyrick MitchellM
  9. 7Ismaïla SarrF
  10. 11Brennan JohnsonF
  11. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF

Bench

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 19William HughesM
  3. 24Borna SosaD
  4. 30Daniel Edward Peter ImrayD
  5. 42Kaden RodneyM
  6. 12Christantus UcheM
  7. 10Yeremy PinoM
  8. 55Justin DevennyM
  9. 34Chadi RiadD

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Chelsea crest
ChelseaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 24Reece JamesD
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahD
  4. 5Benoît BadiashileD
  5. 3Marc CucurellaD
  6. 17Andrey SantosM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoM
  8. 41EstêvãoM
  9. 8Enzo FernándezM
  10. 7Pedro NetoM
  11. 20Joao PedroF

Bench

  1. 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG
  2. 29Wesley FofanaD
  3. 27Malo GustoD
  4. 11Jamie Bynoe-GittensF
  5. 49Alejandro GarnachoF
  6. 38Marc GuiuF
  7. 9Liam DelapF
  8. 21Jorrel HatoD
  9. 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Crystal Palace lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Chelsea in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 25 January 2026 in the Premier League. Chelsea won 3-1. Estevao, Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernández and 1 other scored. Dean Henderson and Robert Sánchez started in goal.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea lineups — common questions

When is Crystal Palace vs Chelsea?
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea kicks off at 19:30 UK time on 6 January 2027 at Selhurst Park in London. The match is Matchweek 20 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Crystal Palace vs Chelsea match?
In the meeting before this one, Chelsea won 3-1 on 25 January 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Chelsea and Crystal Palace drew 0-0 on 17 August 2025 in the Premier League. Crystal Palace have won 4 of the 27 meetings between the clubs and Chelsea have won 20.

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge

Updated 23 September 2026