Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea — Premier League, 25 Jan 2026
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in the Premier League on 25 January 2026 at Selhurst Park, London. Estevao, Joao Pedro, Enzo Fernández, Christopher Richards got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 0 and Chelsea 2, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 20'Foul
- 0-134'
- Half-time0-1
- 0-250'assist: Estevao
- 60'VARPenalty confirmed
- 63'Handball
- 0-364'Penalty
- 65'out: B. Sosa
- 65'
- 67'Foul
- 72'Foul
- 72'Foul
- 73'
- 74'out: Malo Gusto
- 74'
- 76'
- 76'
- 81'
- 85'
- 85'out: Liam Delap
- 1-388'assist: Chadi Riad
- 90'Argument
- 90'Time wasting
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Crystal Palace
- 7.6Christopher RichardsD
- 7.3Will HughesM
- 7.2Yéremy PinoM
- 6.9Chadi RiadD
- 6.9Jean-Philippe MatetaF
- 6.9Borna SosaD
- 6.9Tyrick MitchellM
- 6.7Ismaïla SarrF
- 6.6Brennan JohnsonF
- 6.5Christantus UcheM
- 6.2Adam WhartonM
- 6.2Daniel MuñozM
- 6.2Maxence LacroixD
- 6.2Jefferson LermaM
- 5.9Dean HendersonG
- 5.2Jaydee CanvotD
Chelsea
- 7.7Robert SánchezG
- 7.7Marc CucurellaD
- 7.6EstêvãoM
- 7.6João PedroF
- 7.2Andrey SantosM
- 6.9Reece JamesD
- 6.9Trevoh ChalobahD
- 6.9Moisés CaicedoM
- 6.9Malo GustoD
- 6.9Enzo FernándezM
- 6.7Benoît BadiashileD
- 6.7Liam DelapF
- 6.5Wesley FofanaD
- 6.5Pedro NetoM
- 6.3Jamie Bynoe-GittensF
- 6.2Jorrel HatoD
Line-ups
Chelsea4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Crystal PalaceOliver Glasner
Substitutes
- 19W. Hughes76'M7.3
- 44Walter BenítezG
- 24B. Sosa65'D6.9
- 10Y. Pino65'M7.2
- 30D. ImrayD
- 34Chadi Riad76'D6.9
- 55Justin DevennyM
- 42K. RodneyM
- 12C. Uche85'M6.5
ChelseaCalum McFarlane
Substitutes
- 29Wesley Fofana73'D6.5
- 27Malo Gusto74'D6.9
- 9Liam Delap85'F6.7
- 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG
- 49Alejandro GarnachoF
- 11Jamie Bynoe-Gittens74'F6.3
- 21Jorrel Hato81'D6.2
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 38M. GuiuF
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
1.77Expected goals (xG)2.20
13Total shots10
7Shots on target6
3Shots off target3
3Blocked shots1
4Corners5
2Offsides1
11Fouls10
4Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves5
0.90Goals prevented0.90
440Total passes590
342Accurate passes504
78%Pass accuracy85%
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Richards | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Will Hughes | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Yéremy Pino | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Chadi Riad | 14 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 85 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Borna Sosa | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Brennan Johnson | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Christantus Uche | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Adam Wharton | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Muñoz | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Dean Henderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Jaydee Canvot | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.2 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Marc Cucurella | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Estêvão | 74 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| João Pedro | 85 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Andrey Santos | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Reece James | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Moisés Caicedo | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Malo Gusto | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Enzo Fernández | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Benoît Badiashile | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Liam Delap | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Wesley Fofana | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Pedro Neto | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jorrel Hato | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
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