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Crystal Palace travel to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Eagles have recorded 2 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Chelsea was back in March 1998, over five years ago, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 6 - 2 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 11 Mar | Chelsea | 6 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 05 Mar | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 24 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 15 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 06 Jan | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Chelsea | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Blues have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Eagles have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 74 points from the 29 games played. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chelsea. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |