Chelsea vs Crystal Palace. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (August 14, 2021).

Chelsea finished the 2020/2021 season of the Premier League on the 4th line of the standings. The Blues won 19 games out of 38, and also got 10 draws. Altogether that brought 67 points. Chelsea got the second best result in defense, conceding less than a goal per game on average. 

In the last five rounds, the Blues lost twice and won three games: over Leicester (2:1), Fulham (2:0), and Manchester City (2:1). But the biggest achievement of the previous season was the victory in the Champions League. After a confident performance at the group stage of the tournament, Chelsea knocked out Atletico, Porto and Real Madrid. In the final game, Thomas Tuchel's charges defeated Man City.

Last week, Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup, beating Villarreal in the penalty shootout (2:1)

Chelsea's biggest transfer was the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan (115 mln).

Hakim Ziyech suffered a shoulder injury against Villarreal and won't be able to play. 

Crystal Palacehad an ambiguous 2020/2021 season. On the one hand, the Glaziers didn't show any impressive results and conceded more than almost every team in the Premier League. But on the other hand, sometimes they played really beautiful football. Crystal Palace won 12 out of 38 games and drew 8 times, finishing on the 14th line with 44 points. 

In the last five rounds, the Eagles defeated Sheffield United (2:0) and Aston Villa (3:2) and lost the other three matches.

The Glaziers enter the new season with a new coach - in July Patrick Viera took over the management of the club.Marc Guehi joined the team from Chelsea (23.34 mln), Joachim Anderson - from Lyon (17.5 mln), and Michael Olise from Reading (9.3 mln).

Patrick Vieira will be unable to call upon the services of Eze, Ferguson, and Olise, with all three players nursing injuries.