Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Selhurst Park will host Saturday’s London derby between Crystal Palace and Chelsea. The Eagles came from behind to share the spoils with Everton on Monday, with Batshuayi scoring a late equalizer. The Belgium international proved his worth in the Goodison Park, but he is ineligible to face his parent club this weekend. The likes of McArthur, Tomkins, Sakho, and Ferguson remain on the sidelines through injuries.
The Blues, on the other hand, suffered an embarrassing 5-2 loss to WBA at their Stamford Bridge, but it has to be noted that defender Thiago Silva was sent off after 29 minutes. Thomas Tuchel suffered his first defeat as the Chelsea manager, but seeing that the Eagles suit the Blues, we predict that the visitors will return to winning ways on Saturday. Silva is banned for the match, Kante is sidelined with injury, but Pulisic should be fit to face Palace.
Highlighted Player (Eberechi Eze):
Eberechi Eze is a talented football player who was born in Greenwich, England on June 29, 1998. Eze started his youth career at Millwall and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a one-year contract with the capital club.
Eze scored 4 goals in 42 appearances for the Hoops in the 2018/2019 Championship campaign, while providing 4 assists for his teammates.His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing as both right and left midfielder as well. Eze is a footballer of Nigerian descent, but he has yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in international matches.
Given his place of birth, the 173-cm tall midfielder was eligible to play for the England U20 team and he made his debut for the Three Lions on October 11, 2018 in a 2-1 victory over Italy. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Chelsea):
Over the years Chelsea have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in the English Premier League. Roberto Di Matteo helped the team win their first ever Champions League trophy (2011/2012), but it has to be noted that they were more than fortunate to beat Bayern Munich in the title game.
Chelsea have been playing at Stamford Bridge since 1876 and they are a real force to be reckoned with at home. The Blues have won seven FA Cups, five League Cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups and the UEFA Europa League. Rafael Benitez was in charge of the team that faced Benfica in the 2012/2013 Europa League final, with Branislav Ivanovic scoring the winner for the Blues in the title clash.
After lifting the 2014/2015 Premier League trophy, the Blues largely struggled in the next campaign, which saw Jose Mourinho’s second spell with the club come to an end, and Antoine Conte went over to take the reigns for the 2016/2017 season.