Premier League · Sun, 25 Jan 2026 ·
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea — 1 - 3
Selhurst Park · Referee: D. England
Match report
Chelsea win 3-1 at Crystal Palace
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in Premier League matchday 23 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 at Selhurst Park. C. Richards (88') scored for Crystal Palace, while Estevao (34'), Joao Pedro (50') and E. Fernandez (64' pen) found the net for Chelsea. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace, 72') was sent off. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Crystal Palace had 43% of the ball and 13 shots (7 on target) against Chelsea’s 10 (6 on target). Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Crystal Palace 15th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Chelsea 10th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Match events
- 20'yellow cardMoisés CaicedoYellow Card
- 34'goalEstevaoNormal Goal
- 50'goalJoao PedroAssist: Estevao
- 60'VAR decisionJoão PedroPenalty confirmed
- 63'yellow cardJaydee CanvotYellow Card
- 64'penaltyE. FernandezPenalty
- 65'substitutionT. MitchellOff: B. Sosa
- 65'substitutionJ. CanvotOff: Y. Pino
- 67'yellow cardAdam WhartonYellow Card
- 72'yellow cardAdam WhartonYellow Card
- 72'red cardAdam WhartonRed Card
- 73'substitutionM. CaicedoOff: W. Fofana
- 74'substitutionP. NetoOff: M. Gusto
- 74'substitutionEstêvãoOff: J. Gittens
- 76'substitutionB. JohnsonOff: W. Hughes
- 76'substitutionD. MunozOff: C. Riad
- 81'substitutionR. JamesOff: J. Hato
- 85'substitutionJ. MatetaOff: C. Uche
- 85'substitutionJoao PedroOff: L. Delap
- 88'goalC. RichardsAssist: C. Riad
- 90'yellow cardJefferson LermaYellow Card
- 90'yellow cardAndrey SantosYellow Card
Lineups
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 23J. CanvotD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 26C. RichardsD
- 2D. MunozM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 8J. LermaM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 7I. SarrF
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 19W. HughesM
- 24B. SosaD
- 30D. ImrayD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 12C. UcheM
- 10Y. PinoM
- 55J. DevennyM
- 34C. RiadD
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 24R. JamesD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 41EstêvãoM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 7P. NetoM
- 20Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 28T. Sharman-LoweG
- 29W. FofanaD
- 27M. GustoD
- 11J. GittensF
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 38M. GuiuF
- 9L. DelapF
- 21J. HatoD
- 34J. AcheampongD
Match statistics
- 43%Possession57%
- 1.77Expected goals (xG)2.20
- 13Total shots10
- 7Shots on target6
- 3Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots1
- 12Shots inside the box8
- 1Shots outside the box2
- 4Corners5
- 2Offsides1
- 11Fouls10
- 4Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards0
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 440Passes590
- 342Accurate passes504
- 78%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.90Goals prevented0.90
Player statistics
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | 65 | 5.2 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 2Daniel MuñozM | 76 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 65 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Ismaïla SarrF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Daniel ImrayD | – | – | ||
| 34Chadi RiadD | 14 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 10Yéremy PinoM | 25 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 14 | 7.3 | ||
| 42Kaden RodneyM | – | – | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | – | – |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezGTop rated | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Reece JamesD | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 17Andrey SantosM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 41EstêvãoM | 74 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 20João PedroF | 85 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG | – | – | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | – | – | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Jamie GittensF | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | – | – | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoF | – | – |