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Marc Guehi might be staying at Crystal Palace, with Oliver Glasner having by no means been doubtful that may be the case.
Guehi, who impressed for England at Euro 2024, has been the topic of a number of presents from Newcastle United.
Nonetheless, on Friday, simply forward of the switch window closing, Palace boss Glasner confirmed the defender could be staying at Selhurst Park.
And the Palace boss insists he by no means held any fears Guehi would be part of his now former central-defensive companion Joachim Andersen in leaving the membership.
“I can verify [he will stay],” Glasner mentioned forward of Sunday’s conflict with Guehi’s former membership Chelsea.
“However I used to be by no means doubtful. Congratulations to our homeowners as a result of they didn’t give in.
“Thanks to Marc, he was all the time open with me. All of the rumours didn’t affect his performances.
“He all the time informed me that he’s not pushing to go away Crystal Palace and that’s all the time an important factor for me.”
Palace have misplaced each of their Premier League video games this season, whereas Chelsea go into Sunday’s match at Stamford Bridge on the again of a 6-2 thrashing of Wolves final week.
Nonetheless, the Blues misplaced 2-1 to Servette within the Europa Convention League qualifiers on Thursday, albeit they nonetheless progressed on combination.
Regardless of the defeat, Enzo Maresca isn’t involved that Chelsea might be hampered by enjoying in Europe.
He mentioned: “It’s a competitors the place we’re going to attempt to do our greatest in.
“I feel tonight, as soon as once more, the staff reveals in the best way we began that the staff was there. Then the sport, we concede; that they had some probabilities and we misplaced just a little little bit of confidence.
“It’s yet another competitors. We now have Convention League, Premier League, FA Cup, the EFL Cup – they’re all competitions the place we’re going to attempt to do our greatest after which we’ll see the place we arrive.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Chelsea – Cole Palmer
For the reason that begin of final season, Palmer has each scored and assisted a aim in additional totally different Premier League video games than another participant (six).
Crystal Palace – Eberechi Eze
Coming into this weekend’s video games, Eze has been concerned in additional photographs than another participant within the Premier League this season (16 – 12 photographs, 4 probabilities created) however is but to register a aim or help.
MATCH PREDICTION: CHELSEA WIN
Chelsea’s 6-2 win at Wolves final outing was the twenty first time they’ve scored 6+ targets in a single Premier League recreation, with solely Manchester Metropolis doing so extra usually within the competitors’s historical past (22). Nonetheless, the final two occasions the Blues have netted 6+, they’ve misplaced their subsequent league match (2-4 v Arsenal in April 2022 and 0-5 v Arsenal in April 2024).
Having solely misplaced three of their 13 Premier League video games beneath Glasner final season (W7 D3), Palace have misplaced each such matches in 2024-25. Solely in 2017-18 have the Eagles ever misplaced their first three matches of a top-flight marketing campaign (first seven).
Palace have misplaced 80% of their 30 Premier League conferences with Chelsea (W4 D2 L24), the very best loss charge of any aspect to face one other a minimum of 30 occasions within the competitors. Every of their 4 wins in opposition to the Blues have come beneath a distinct supervisor (Tony Pulis, Alan Pardew, Sam Allardyce, Roy Hodgson).
Chelsea have received every of their final 13 Premier League video games in opposition to Palace. Solely Man Metropolis (a present run of 14 in opposition to Bournemouth) have ever had an extended profitable streak in opposition to an opponent in English Soccer League historical past.
The Blues misplaced 2-0 in opposition to Man Metropolis of their opening league recreation of the season at Stamford Bridge – they haven’t misplaced their first two at dwelling in a single marketing campaign since 1978-79.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Chelsea – 56.4%
Crystal Palace – 21.8%
Draw – 21.7%
