MX23RW : Thursday, January 23 09:52:49| >> :60:817:817:
[monks data]
Crystal Palace logo
Premier League
Mar 29, 2014 at 3pm UK
 
Chelsea logo

1-0

Terry (52' og.)
FT(HT: 0-0)

Chelsea's Jose Mourinho focused on Crystal Palace test

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says that his side are fully focused on today's trip to Crystal Palace, despite playing Paris Saint-Germain just four days later.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that his side are fully focused on today's Premier League trip to Crystal Palace.

Mourinho's men currently lead the table with 69 points, but third-placed Manchester City are just three points behind the Blues with two games in hand.

Chelsea are also still active in the Champions League and they play the first leg of their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain just four days after Saturday's game at Selhurst Park.

However, Mourinho insists that his team must not get distracted against Palace, who gave Chelsea a stern test during a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in December.

"It was difficult at home against Palace when Tony Pulis had only been there for about two weeks," Mourinho told reporters. "Now after months of work and matches, they are much more a Tony Pulis team. They defend well, they defend a lot.

"They are very direct, very aggressive, they are very strong at set pieces and they have every quality that Pulis likes his teams have, so it is going to be very difficult, but we had a good week and we worked and prepared hard for this match, not for the PSG match, and hopefully we can have a good result."

Chelsea have won their last five matches against Palace and the Eagles have not beaten the Blues in a league game since 1990.

ID:146905: cacheID:146905:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2445:
Written by
Robert Summerscales
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tony Pulis manager of Crystal Palace points during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Crystal Palace at Stadium of Light on March 15, 2014
Read Next:
Pulis: 'Mourinho one of the best'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool21155150203050
2Arsenal22128243212244
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest22135433221144
4Chelsea22117444271740
5Manchester CityMan City22115644291538
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle22115638261238
7Bournemouth22107536261037
8Aston Villa2210663334-136
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2281043530534
10Fulham228953430433
11Brentford2284104039128
12Crystal Palace226972528-327
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2275102732-526
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2275102743-1626
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs22731245351024
16Everton214891828-1020
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2244143251-1916
18Ipswich TownIpswich2237122043-2316
19Leicester CityLeicester2235142348-2514
20Southampton2213181550-356


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!