Crystal Palace – Chelsea, Premier League Predictions

In 13 of the 16 home games of Palace, they did not lose at half time

Chelsea have led in the first half in only 3 of their last 10 away games in the league

📉 Palace are in the process of free falling

Palace have 3 consecutive losses and this comes as too much for some of the fans. Roy Hodgson will enter the final year of his contract. Rumor has it that for now the management does not plan to part with the Englishman, but if there is a chance to sign with a quality manager in the summer, then Palace will certainly use it. The problem is not that Hodgson is not achieving acceptable results, but that he is 72 years old – the oldest manager in the league.

👍 Chelsea quickly retaliated after the failure with West Ham

Chelsea were defeated against West Ham by 2-3. At the time, only Willian pulled out the Blues during the match, but at the very end Chelsea was too far forward, and after one corner the hammers took advantage. On Sunday, however, they defeated Watford 3-0 and retained fourth place. After numerous failures at Leicester, Chelsea are now only a point away from the Foxes, who are 3rd, but United are quite close.

The Eagles know how to oppose Chelsea

 Expert view: The match will be difficult for Chelsea, no matter how well Palace plays lately. We also have a London derby here. Last year we gave exactly the same prediction for the same match and it was won. This, of course, is accidental, but it makes a lot of logic, simply because Palace generally rarely loses the first half in their home games, as it is physically well prepared and it is difficult for opponents to overcome Eagles defense when it is fresh. Prediction for the match – 1st half – Palace or Draw at 1.74.