Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Preview

May 2, 2015
By: Deke Hardman

Jose Mourinho

Sunday’s Premier League action kicks off at Stamford Bridge as Crystal Palace travel to face a Chelsea side who can secure the championship with three points.

Having recently won three in a row, Alan Pardew’s side go in to the game on the back of back to back two-nil defeats but sit comfortably in twelfth place.

Victory here would see them move on to forty-five points, the same tally they accrued last season, with three games left to play.

Joel Ward may shake off a shin problem in time to feature, though Marouane Chamakh and Frazier Campbell remain on the side-lines.

Glenn Murray is widely available at 12.0 (11/1) to get the first goal of the game, while Dwight Gayle can be backed at 15.0 (14/1) with a variety of firms.

The away win is as highly priced as the 11.0 (10/1) on offer from Betfair, who price the home victory at 1.36 (4/11). The draw is a 5.5 (9/2) chance with Betfred.

Jose Mourinho’s men survived a scare against Leicester City on Wednesday evening, coming from behind to secure a 3-1 win and move to within touching distance of the title.

They are now unbeaten in their last sixteen games in all competitions, and even a draw would be enough to see them over the line should Arsenal lose at Hull City on Monday evening.

Top scorer Diego Costa could miss the rest of the season as he continues to struggle with a hamstring injury, though fellow forward Loic Remy could return.

PFA Player of the Year Eden Hazard is 5.5 (9/2) to open the scoring with Bet 365, with Didier Drogba a 7.0 (6/1) chance with Paddy Power.

The Blues won the reverse fixture at Selhurst Park 2-1 back in October though it was Palace who were victorious in last season’s corresponding match, when a John Terry own goal was enough to secure the points for the hosts.

However, that was the Eagles only win in eight meetings, with Chelsea winning the other seven so you may be tempted to back the away victory to nil at 2.1 (11/10) with Sky Bet.

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