Premier League Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 17 2025 · 14:00 Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.60 – 0.66
Crystal Palace
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Chelsea or Crystal Palace

Chelsea entered as favourites, but neither side found a way through. Chelsea finished with the higher xG (1.60 vs 0.66). On the chances created, Chelsea deserved more: 2.1 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Chelsea54%
Draw ✓24%
Crystal Palace22%

Model vs reality

Chelsea goals
0
Model 1.84 · xG 1.60
Crystal Palace goals
0
Model 1.11 · xG 0.66
Total goals
0
Model 2.95 · xG 2.26
Score 0–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchR. JamesChelsea
7.9
  • RefereeDarren England
  • VenueStamford Bridge

Timeline

  1. VAR E. EzeGoal cancelled
    14’
  2. R. JamesYellow card · Foul
    24’
  3. D. MuñozYellow card · Foul
    28’
  4. J. MatetaYellow card · Foul
    33’
  5. Half time · 0–0
  6. W. HughesYellow card · Foul
    49’
  7. ⇄ EstêvãoFor J. Gittens
    54’
  8. ⇄ J. LermaFor W. Hughes
    70’
  9. ⇄ L. DelapFor João Pedro
    73’
  10. EstêvãoYellow card · Foul
    74’
  11. ⇄ M. GustoFor R. James
    79’
  12. ⇄ Andrey SantosFor E. Fernández
    79’
  13. ⇄ J. DevennyFor E. Eze
    84’
  14. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Chelsea19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
Crystal Palace11 shots · 4 in box, 7 outside
ChelseaCrystal Palace
72% Possession 28%
1.60 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
2.05 Expected points (xPts) 0.70
19 Shots 11
3 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 3
9 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 4
8 Shots outside the box 7
568 Passes 226
90% Pass accuracy 74%
11 Corners 2
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
10 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.07 Team rating 7.07

Line-ups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

16.9 Robert Sánchez(G)
37.3 Marc Cucurella 237.5 T. Chalobah 347.3 J. Acheampong 247.9★ R. James ↓79’
257.6 M. Caicedo 86.9 E. Fernández ↓79’
116.6 J. Gittens ↓54’ 106.7 C. Palmer 77.2 Pedro Neto
205.9 João Pedro ↓73’
  • 1Robert Sánchez (G)6.9
  • 3Marc Cucurella7.3
  • 23T. Chalobah7.5
  • 34J. Acheampong7.3
  • 24R. James ★↓79’7.9
  • 25M. Caicedo7.6
  • 8E. Fernández↓79’6.9
  • 11J. Gittens↓54’6.6
  • 10C. Palmer6.7
  • 7Pedro Neto7.2
  • 20João Pedro↓73’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 27M. Gusto↑79’6.6
  • 17Andrey Santos↑79’6.3
  • 41Estêvão↑54’6.9
  • 9L. Delap↑73’6.2

Unused: F. Jørgensen, W. Fofana, T. George, Dário Essugo, J. Hato

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

17.5 D. Henderson(G)
67.0 A. Guéhi 57.5 M. Lacroix 267.5 Chris Richards
37.2 T. Mitchell 197.3 W. Hughes ↓70’ 206.9 A. Wharton 26.9 D. Muñoz
106.6 E. Eze ↓84’ 77.0 I. Sarr
146.5 J. Mateta
  • 1D. Henderson (G)7.5
  • 6A. Guéhi7.0
  • 5M. Lacroix7.5
  • 26Chris Richards7.5
  • 3T. Mitchell7.2
  • 19W. Hughes↓70’7.3
  • 20A. Wharton6.9
  • 2D. Muñoz6.9
  • 10E. Eze↓84’6.6
  • 7I. Sarr7.0
  • 14J. Mateta6.5

Substitutes used

  • 8J. Lerma↑70’6.6
  • 55J. Devenny↑84’6.6

Unused: W. Benítez, N. Clyne, B. Sosa, R. Esse, O. Édouard, J. Rak-Sakyi, Rio Cardines

Player stats

Top rated
R. JamesChelsea7.9
2nd
M. CaicedoChelsea7.6
3rd
T. ChalobahChelsea7.5

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Robert Sánchez G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 71% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Marc Cucurella D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 90% 42 2 1 0/0 1/2 7.3
T. Chalobah D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 101 0 1 1/1 2/1 7.5
J. Acheampong D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 93 2 1 2/2 0/2 7.3
R. James D 79 0 0 0 (0) 3 91% 70 1 4 0/0 2/1 7.9
M. Caicedo M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 67 5 3 1/1 0/1 7.6
E. Fernández M 79 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Gittens F 54 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 14 1 0 2/5 2/0 6.6
C. Palmer M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 33 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.7
Pedro Neto F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 97% 31 1 1 3/5 0/1 7.2
João Pedro F 73 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 13 0 0 0/2 0/1 5.9
M. Gusto D 11 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Andrey Santos M 11 0 0 2 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
Estêvão F 36 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 2/6 1/0 6.9
L. Delap F 17 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Henderson G 90 0 0 2 sv 1 71% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
A. Guéhi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 20 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
M. Lacroix D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 22 3 2 0/0 2/0 7.5
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 20 2 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 29 5 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
W. Hughes M 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 0 1 0/0 1/2 7.3
A. Wharton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 76% 21 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.9
D. Muñoz D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 63% 19 2 2 1/2 2/2 6.9
E. Eze M 84 0 0 3 (2) 0 76% 21 1 0 2/3 2/1 6.6
I. Sarr F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 15 0 0 0/0 2/3 7.0
J. Mateta F 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 71% 14 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.5
J. Lerma M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
J. Devenny M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.