Antonio Conte states his prediction for Chelsea v Man City

Chelsea have proven themselves one of the most unsafe counter-attacking teams in the Premier League this season, twice catching Pep Guardiola’s men on the break in a 3-1 win when the teams met at the Etihad Stadium in December, but Conte is wary of predicting a similar contest this time around.

Chelsea welcome fourth-placed City to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

Palace boss Allardyce said: “Was he on my to-do list?”

However, Palace are still just four points above the drop zone, albeit with a game in hand on 18th-place Hull. I knew if I kept playing the way I was, the goal would come.

After running through the defence of Chelsea and getting some help from Zaha, Christian Benteke dunked the ball over Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois. At that point, it looked like Palace were in for a tough day.

An incredible number of shots were peppered at their goal but the Eagles defended heroically.

“You pay them what they are worth and you try and make them what they are worth”, Jordan said, as quoted by Brazil’s personal Twitter account. We are disappointed with the final result. He let’s me play freely but there’s also structure to the team. I think our performance is typical of what seems to be the character of the side. “As a striker, as soon as you score, you feel more free”.

“This is football. We must accept this result”, Conte told BBC Sport afterwards. The league leaders led within the first five minutes of the game but two quick goals from Palace left the hosts on the losing side at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea suffered their second loss in 10 league games, and their first home defeat in the league since September. “The league is so strong”.

Palace know they will be forced to fight off interest from Premier League rivals this summer – with Tottenham believing they can land a player they tried to sign a year ago.

Parish had paid a visit to the Palace dressing room after the 4-0 home loss to relegation rivals Sunderland on February 4, and he said: “Emotions were running high. and there were just one or two things which I wanted to talk to them about”.