At 22:00 on the evening of August 14, Beijing time, the first round of the 2021-2022 Premier League will continue. One of the focus games will be held at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea will play against the Crystal Palace at home.
Confrontation record
The two sides have played 40 games in all competitions. Chelsea have a record of 24 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses. Among them, they have played 24 times in the Premier League. Chelsea have an absolute advantage with 18 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, scoring 51 goals and losing 19 goals. The two teams competed in two league matches last season. Chelsea first won 4-0 at home and then beat Crystal Palace 4-1 away.
Aspect 1: Lukaku’s return to debut postponed
In the early hours of yesterday morning, Chelsea announced the signing of Lukaku. The 28-year-old “Little Warcraft” returned to Stamford Bridge with a record transfer fee of 97.5 million pounds. The arrival of the Belgian international will greatly ease the weakness of the Blues’ striker. The Blues fans are very much looking forward to their debut after their return. However, according to Chelsea’s official website, Lukaku will not play in the first round of the Premier League match against Crystal Palace in the new season. The Belgian has conducted pre-season training at Inter Milan, but still can’t catch up with the game, which means returning. The first show will be postponed.
Aspect 2: Ziyekh missed the first round due to injury
In the European Super Cup final against Villarreal in the middle of the week, Chelsea finally won the penalty shootout after 120 minutes of hard fighting. Winning this championship trophy will undoubtedly give the Blues a good start in the new season. However, unfortunately, due to a shoulder injury in the game, Ziyech was replaced early. The Moroccan forward scored a goal for the Blues in that game and also performed well in several warm-up games in the preseason. However, because of the unhealed injury, he will definitely miss the first round of the new season’s Premier League.
Highlight 3: The Blues have a good start to the worry-free season
Chelsea is determined to win the game against Crystal Palace. On the strength of both sides, the Blues crush their opponents. More importantly, in the past experience of the two teams, Chelsea have achieved excellent results. Among them, they have won nearly 7 league matches and have averaged more than 3 goals in the past 3 games. In this campaign, even though Lukaku was absent and Ziyech missed the battle, the Blues still hope to continue to kill and complete the 8 consecutive kills against the Crystal Palace, thus winning the season.
Aspect 4: Vieira coaches Premier League debut
Crystal Palace hired Vieira as their coach this summer. The former Arsenal captain replaces the experienced Hodgson. Many people think this decision by the club’s top is a gamble. As we all know, Vieira has created countless brilliances in his player career. During the Gunners’ undefeated season, he played a key role. However, in his coaching career after hanging up his boots, his coaching experience in the top five European leagues so far has only been in Nice. Now that he has returned to the Premier League as a coach, can Vieira lead his team to create surprises in the face of powerful Chelsea?
Injury report
Chelsea: Ziyech (injury)
Crystal Palace: Eze (injury), Ferguson (injury), Olis (suspected)
First forecast
Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Mendy/Aspirikueta, Zuma, Rudiger/Odoi, Kovacic, Jorginho, Alonso/Havertz, Mang T/Werner
Crystal Palace (4-3-3): Guaita/Ward, Kuyat, Gaia, Michel/MacArthur, Reidwald, Schrup/Ayo, Matt Tower, Zaha
Odds analysis
In terms of the European odds index, Chelsea’s odds of winning are 1.27, Crystal Palace’s odds of winning are 11.66, and the odds of a draw are 5.51. In the Asian game, the latest market opened by the agency is the half of the ball, with an index of 0.91-0.94, which is clearly optimistic about Chelsea’s win. Specific to correct scores, Chelsea are most likely to win 2-0, with an odds of 4.31 to 1. The most likely to win from Crystal Palace is 1-0, with an odds of 28.75 to 1. Considering Chelsea’s strength and historical record crushing, the Crystal Palace in the away game in this campaign basically has no chance of winning. In summary, Chelsea is recommended to win this game, and the recommended score is 2-0, 3-0.Return to Sohu to see more
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