Jorginho has now scored more Premier League goals this season (7) than he managed in his first two seasons combined (6).
The penalties help.
Jorginho has now scored more Premier League goals this season (7) than he managed in his first two seasons combined (6).
The penalties help.
Timo Werner has won more penalties (5) than any other player in the Premier League this season.
A handful in the box.
Kelechi Ịheanachọ is the first player to score a Premier League goal on every day of the week in the same season:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
The Craig David special.
Jorginho has now scored more Premier League goals this season (7) than any other Chelsea player:
Penalty
Penalty
Penalty
Penalty
Penalty
Penalty
Penalty
Hop. Skip. Jump. Goal. Repeat.
Rudiger
Jorginho
Ịheanachọ
A Liverpool win tomorrow will see them overtake Leicester into 4th place on goal difference.
3 - Tonight saw Man City, Man Utd and Leicester all fail to win - the first day in the Premier League to see each of the sides starting the day in the top three all play but not win since 31st January 2017 (Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs). Oddity.
Ederson is the first goalkeeper to win back-to-back Premier League Golden Glove awards since Joe Hart in 2010-13 when he won three in a row.
The Man City connection.
Remaining fixtures:
Chelsea:
Aston Villa (A)
Leicester City:
Spurs (H)
Liverpool:
Burnley (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
What will the Premier League top four look like come the end of the season?
Thiago Silva against Leicester in the Premier League:
☉ 100% duels won (8/8)
☉ 100% aerial duels won (6/6)
☉ Joint-most clearances (4)
Dominating in the air and on the ground.
It has been a largely forgettable season for Arsenal, who are currently stationed in the tenth place in the table. However, three wins in a row against Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea have given them a glimmer of hope of securing European football for next term, with the Gunners just four points shy of Tottenham and West Ham in sixth and seventh, respectively, which could mean they could make a late tilt for the Europa Conference League.
As for Crystal Palace, it has been another middling season where they have done enough to stay away from the relegation muddle but not enough to push for a top-half finish. Currently 13th in the table, the Eagles have been inconsistent of late but will be buoyed by the comeback 3-2 win over Aston Villa last time out. And, in what will be Roy Hodgson’s final home game in charge of the club, the players will be hoping to give the manager a proper send-off with a derby win.
The reverse fixture, played out in January earlier this year, had ended in a goalless draw.
Palace were without Luka Milivojevic and Patrick Van Aanholt at the weekend but both could return on Wednesday, while Nathaniel Clyne could also feature, but James McArthur, Nathan Ferguson, Connor Wickham and Mahmadou Sahko remain long-term absentees.
David Luiz and Granit Xhaka face late fitness tests for the Gunners although Hector Bellerin is likely to miss out.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games against Arsenal (W1 D4). The Eagles had only avoided defeat in five of their first 18 against the Gunners in the competition (W2 D3 L13).
Arsenal have lost just one of their last 15 away league games against Crystal Palace (W7 D7), going down 3-0 in April 2017.
Only Fulham (4) have won fewer points in Premier League London derbies this season than Crystal Palace (7 - W1 D4 L4). The Eagles are winless in their last seven such matches at Selhurst Park (D4 L3) since a 2-1 win over West Ham in December 2019.
Crystal Palace have never lost their final home league game in their 11 previous Premier League campaigns, winning eight and drawing three. Their last such defeat in a top-flight campaign was in 1980-81, going down 3-1 to Nottingham Forest.
Emile Smith Rowe has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances for Arsenal. The last Englishman to score in three consecutive league games for Arsenal was Theo Walcott (May 2013), while the last player aged under 21 to do so for the Gunners was Cesc Fàbregas (September 2007).