Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 27 December 2023

Result

Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Wednesday 27 December 2023, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace: match report

Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 27 December 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mykhaylo Mudryk opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Mykhaylo Mudryk (13') and Noni Madueke (89', penalty). Crystal Palace scored through Michael Olise (45+1').

Discipline: Chelsea received 3 yellow cards; Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 12th on 22 points from 18 and Crystal Palace 16th on 18 points from 18. Chelsea went on to finish that season 6th with 63 points, and Crystal Palace 10th with 49.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Crystal Palace in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Olise of Crystal Palace (8.6), ahead of Conor Gallagher (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 10 Chelsea wins, 0 draws and 0 for Crystal Palace.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

13'Goal · Mykhaylo MudrykChelsea · 1-0
45+1'Goal · Michael OliseCrystal Palace · 1-1
52'Yellow card · Moisés CaicedoChelsea
73'Yellow card · Chris RichardsCrystal Palace
80'Yellow card · Noni MaduekeChelsea
80'Yellow card · Tyrick MitchellCrystal Palace
89'Penalty goal · Noni MaduekeChelsea · 2-1
90+5'Yellow card · Conor GallagherChelsea

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 10, draws 0, Crystal Palace 0.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal PalacePremier League · 15 Jan 2023
Crystal Palace 1-2 ChelseaPremier League · 1 Oct 2022
Crystal Palace 0-1 ChelseaPremier League · 19 Feb 2022
Chelsea 3-0 Crystal PalacePremier League · 14 Aug 2021
Crystal Palace 1-4 ChelseaPremier League · 10 Apr 2021
Chelsea 4-0 Crystal PalacePremier League · 3 Oct 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Wesley FofanaChelsea · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Trevoh ChalobahChelsea · injury (Thigh Problems)
Ben ChilwellChelsea · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Carney ChukwuemekaChelsea · injury (Knee Injury)
Cheick DoucouréCrystal Palace · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)
Jesurun Rak-SakyiCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Reece JamesChelsea · injury (Surgery)
Marc CucurellaChelsea · injury (Ankle Surgery)
Robert SánchezChelsea · injury (Knee Injury)
Lesley UgochukwuChelsea · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Sam JohnstoneCrystal Palace · injury (Calf Injury)
Enzo FernándezChelsea · injury (Unknown Injury)
Cole PalmerChelsea · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Raheem SterlingChelsea · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Rob HoldingCrystal Palace · injury (Unknown Injury)
Joel WardCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Chelsea line-up (4-2-3-1)

Djordje Petrovic, Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Conor Gallagher, M. Caicedo, Ian Maatsen, Christopher Nkunku, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Nicolas Jackson

Crystal Palace line-up (4-3-3)

Dean Henderson, Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guéhi, Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Chris Richards, Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jordan Ayew