Crystal Palace Vs Chelsea: Match Preview & Review

Out-of-form Crystal Palace welcome a Chelsea side chasing Champions League football in a London derby at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening.

The hosts go into the match having lost their last three games, whereas Chelsea made an immediate come back after loosing to West Ham.

Hodgson had given his players the target of setting a new record points tally for Palace in the Premier League era, and they now need eight points from their final five games if they are to achieve that.

That is an achievable task, but Palace have a tricky end to the campaign with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur still to come in those five games.

Three of those come at home, where Palace will need to improve, having won only two and lost four of their last seven outings across all competitions.

Chelsea suffered a potentially significant blow to their top-four hopes when N’Golo Kante picked up a hamstring issue during the win over Watford.

The full extent of the problem has not yet been revealed, but he is almost certain to miss this game considering the quick turnaround in fixtures.

Chelsea on Monday confirmed three injury problems to its defender, Fikayo Tomori, and midfielders, Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante ahead of their Premier League clash against Crystal Palace on Tuesday evening at Selhurst Park.

The Blues, in a post via its official website, said Tomori and Kovacic have muscle and Achilles injuries respectively. At the same time, Kante sustained a tight hamstring injury against Watford over the weekend.

“There are doubts over the fitness of Fikayo Tomori and Mateo Kovacic, both of whom missed our weekend win over Watford with muscle and Achilles injuries respectively, as well as Kante, who came off late in that game feeling a tight hamstring,” Chelsea said.