English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 3, 2016
Chelsea WLWDD 3
–
Crystal Palace DWWDD 0
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CRY000
Selhurst Park · 24,854 att.

Match Report

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Oscar, Willian and Diego Costa help Chelsea to victory at Crystal Palace

Chelsea claimed their first win since Guus Hiddink returned for a second spell as interim manager with the Blues beating Crystal Palace 3-0.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
1
60.2
Possession
39.8
10
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
488
Accurate Passes
274
593
Passes
373
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.3
70
Long Balls
62
35
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
20
Effective Tackles
10
23
Tackles
17
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
9
21
Clearances
19

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 23Pape SouaréLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 11Wilfried ZahaAM
  7. 15Mile JedinakLM
  8. 18James McArthurRM
  9. 9Fraizer CampbellF
  10. 14Lee Chung-YongAM-L
  11. 42Jason PuncheonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Joe LedleySUB
  2. 20Jonny WilliamsSUB
  3. 29Marouane ChamakhSUB
  4. 12Alex McCarthySUB
  5. 26Bakary SakoSUB
  6. 22Jordon MutchSUB
  7. 34Martin KellySUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 5Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 8OscarAM
  7. 12John Obi MikelLM
  8. 4Cesc FàbregasRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 22WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Bertrand TraoréSUB
  2. 7RamiresSUB
  3. 1Asmir BegovicSUB
  4. 21Nemanja MaticSUB
  5. 17PedroSUB
  6. 6Baba RahmanSUB
  7. 36Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Eden Hazard because of an injury.
  3. 29' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Costa.
  4. 57' Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 60' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 2. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oscar.
  6. 66' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 3. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  7. 67' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Marouane Chamakh replaces Fraizer Campbell.
  8. 67' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joe Ledley replaces Mile Jedinak.
  9. 80' Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jonathan Williams replaces Lee Chung-yong.
  11. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic replaces Oscar.

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