Match at a glance Chelsea and Crystal Palace drew 1–1.
Shots 13 – 9
Shots on target 7 – 3
Expected goals 2.37 – 0.54
Possession 63% – 37% Story Stats Shot map xG H2H Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Chelsea and Crystal Palace drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Crystal Palace): shots 13–9, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 2.37–0.54, possession 63%–37%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Chelsea Crystal Palace
Shots 13 shots 9 shots Chelsea 13 shots, Crystal Palace 9 shots Shots on target 7 shots 3 shots Chelsea 7 shots, Crystal Palace 3 shots Expected goals 2.37 xG 0.54 xG Chelsea 2.37 xG, Crystal Palace 0.54 xG Possession 63% 37% Chelsea 63%, Crystal Palace 37% Corners 4 corners 4 corners Chelsea 4 corners, Crystal Palace 4 corners Fouls 9 fouls 13 fouls Chelsea 9 fouls, Crystal Palace 13 fouls Every shot
Shot map Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.
Share Crystal Palace ← attacking attacking → Chelsea
Adam Wharton · Crystal Palace · 16′ · 0.02 xG · on target Cheick Doucouré · Crystal Palace · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked João Félix · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on target Noni Madueke · Chelsea · 31′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Malo Gusto · Chelsea · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Cole Palmer · Chelsea · 48′ · 0.04 xG · on target Levi Colwill · Chelsea · 49′ · 0.04 xG · on target Daichi Kamada · Crystal Palace · 84′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Jean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 1′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blocked Cole Palmer · Chelsea · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blocked Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 53′ · 0.06 xG · goal Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 41′ · 0.08 xG · on target Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blocked Tyrick Mitchell · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blocked Daichi Kamada · Crystal Palace · 77′ · 0.10 xG · on target Levi Colwill · Chelsea · 76′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blocked Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blocked Noni Madueke · Chelsea · 23′ · 0.21 xG · on target Noni Madueke · Chelsea · 22′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blocked Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.47 xG · on target size = xG Chelsea: 12 shots, 6 on target, 1.43 xG. Crystal Palace: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.55 xG. · 1 unplaced
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
Share Chelsea 1.43 xG Crystal Palace 0.55 xG
0 0.75 1.5 0′ HT 90′ Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 53′ The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Chelsea 1.43 xG · Crystal Palace 0.55 xG.
History
Head-to-head Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
5 Chelsea
0 Draws
0 Crystal Palace
12 Feb 2024 Crystal Palace — Chelsea · Premier League 1–3
27 Dec 2023 Chelsea — Crystal Palace · Premier League 2–1
15 Jan 2023 Chelsea — Crystal Palace · Premier League 1–0
1 Oct 2022 Crystal Palace — Chelsea · Premier League 1–2
19 Feb 2022 Crystal Palace — Chelsea · Premier League 0–1
Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Chelsea favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 0 · 11 too close
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Style profile Rest and recent workload
Chelsea 3 matches Crystal Palace 3 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲ Goals scored3/3 0.67 goals/match
1.67 goals/match Goals allowed3/3 1.67 goals/match
1.69 xG/match ▲ Expected goals3/3 1.02 xG/match
12.3 shots/match Shots3/3 12.3 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲ Shots on target3/3 3.67 shots/match
4.33 corners/match Corners3/3 ● 4.67 corners/match
11.3 fouls/match Fouls3/3 12.3 fouls/match
Chelsea 3 matches Crystal Palace 3 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲ Goals scored3/3 0.67 goals/match
1.67 goals/match Goals allowed3/3 1.67 goals/match
1.69 xG/match ▲ Expected goals3/3 1.02 xG/match
12.3 shots/match Shots3/3 12.3 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲ Shots on target3/3 3.67 shots/match
4.33 corners/match Corners3/3 ● 4.67 corners/match
11.3 fouls/match Fouls3/3 12.3 fouls/match
Chelsea 3 matches Crystal Palace 3 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲ Goals scored3/3 0.67 goals/match
1.67 goals/match Goals allowed3/3 1.67 goals/match
1.69 xG/match ▲ Expected goals3/3 1.02 xG/match
12.3 shots/match Shots3/3 12.3 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲ Shots on target3/3 3.67 shots/match
4.33 corners/match Corners3/3 ● 4.67 corners/match
11.3 fouls/match Fouls3/3 12.3 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches 6.98 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 7.94 days
Chelsea / Crystal Palace
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade C · Limited evidence Limited evidence — limited
Season samples 3 / 3 home / away teams
Recent samples 3 / 3 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from nearest prior match
At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample. At least one team has an incomplete last-five window. Known unknowns Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset. Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards. The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions. The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season. Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Sept 2024, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Premier League 
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