Crystal Palace v Chelsea

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Crystal Palace's revival under manager Oliver Glasner in the Premier League continued last weekend with a welcome 2-1 home win against Southampton at Selhurst Park and The Eagles will hold home advantage once again on Saturday afternoon as they prepare for this all-London clash against Chelsea.

Chelsea will be desperate to halt a three-match winless run in the Premier League which includes slipping to two defeats on the trot in recent times, leaving The Blues in fourth place in the table where they hold a three-point cushion over fifth placed Newcastle United.

After producing a slow and extremely disappointing start to this current Premier League campaign which saw The Eagles fail to win any of their opening eight matches and slipping to five defeats in the process, Crystal Palace have since regained the sort of form which saw them end last season's campaign in solid fashion.

Indeed, Crystal Palace have been dealt just two further defeats within their subsequent 11 games overall in the English top flight while collecting four wins along with being involved in five draws as well within this period.

The goals market may also appeal for this upcoming fixture at Selhurst Park as seven out of Palace's previous 11 games overall have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Chelsea were just two points behind the league leaders Liverpool knowing another win would send The Blues to the top of the Premier League table but the visitors have since managed to pick up just one point from the last nine on offer, having drawn 0-0 with Everton and then being dealt back-to-back defeats.

Recent disappointing losses to Fulham and Ipswich Town have resulted in Enzo Maresca's side to drop down to fourth spot where they now trail Liverpool by a 10-point margin and thus almost certainly now ruling Chelsea out of the title race.

Everything had previously seemed to be going very smoothly indeed for the visitors as Chelsea had put together an impressive five-match winning streak and momentum looking to be well and truly on their side having racked up victories over the likes of Leicester City, Aston Villa, Southampton, Tottenham and Brentford respectively.

However, the recent back-to-back defeats throw some doubt as to whether Chelsea can bounce back with a win against an improving Crystal Palace outfit at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, so perhaps the goals market looks a safer option here.

Indeed, both teams have hit the back of the net in 13 out of Chelsea's 19 league matches to date this term.

Crystal Palace v Chelsea Verdict

Four out of the previous five encounters between Crystal Palace and Chelsea have resulted in both teams scoring and this trend looks set to continue on Saturday.

Therefore, our main bet will be Chelsea win @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & BTTS Yes @ 3.40

Correct Score: Chelsea 2-1 @ 9.50