Team
news, stats and prediction ahead of Crystal Palace vs Chelsea in the Premier
League on Tuesday (kick-off 6pm).
Team news
Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has no new injury concerns for the visit of
Chelsea to Selhurst Park.
Jeffrey Schlupp and James Tomkins have been long-term absentees with hip and
thigh issues respectively and are not expected to feature again this season.
Defender Martin Kelly returned to training on Monday after a calf problem
but is unlikely to be part of the matchday squad.
Chelsea will be without N'Golo Kante for the short trip to south London. The
midfielder suffered a hamstring injury in Saturday's 3-0 victory over
Watford and is likely to be missing for a week.
Fikayo Tomori (muscle) had an unspecified setback and is still absent, as is
Mateo Kovacic (Achilles).
Opta stats
Crystal Palace have lost four of their last five home league games against
Chelsea, winning the other in October 2017.
None of the last 17 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and
Chelsea have finished level, with the Blues winning 13 to Palace's four.
Only Fulham (19.5%) have a lower win rate in Premier League London derbies
than Crystal Palace (23.5% - won 24/102). Meanwhile, Chelsea have the
highest win percentage in such matches (51.4% - won 131/255).
Chelsea have scored exactly twice in nine of their last 10 Premier League
London derby matches (W7 D1 L2), failing to score in the other (0-1 v West
Ham in November).
Crystal Palace are the only unbeaten side in Premier League home London
derbies this season (W1 D1). Defeat here will see every London side lose a
home derby in the competition for the first time since 2012-13.
Crystal Palace have lost their last three Premier League games without
scoring a single goal. They last lost four in a row without scoring between
May-September 2017 - a run of eight under three different managers (Sam
Allardyce, Frank de Boer and Roy Hodgson).
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