English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 17, 2016
Chelsea WWWWW 1
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Crystal Palace LLWDL 0
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Selhurst Park · 25,259 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea beat Crystal Palace to go nine points clear at top of table

Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points with a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

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. 2Joel WardLB
  5. 34Martin KellyRB
  6. 18James McArthurAM
  7. 16Joe LedleyLM
  8. 7Yohan CabayeRM
  9. 17Christian BentekeF
  10. 42Jason PuncheonAM-L
  11. 11Wilfried ZahaAM-R

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 21Nemanja MaticCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Diego Costa (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1. Diego Costa (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  4. 60' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Willian.
  6. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jason Puncheon.
  7. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Branislav Ivanovic replaces Victor Moses.
  8. 79' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Fraizer Campbell replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  9. 82' Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ezekiel Fryers replaces Martin Kelly.
  11. 89' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Diego Costa.
  12. 90'+2' Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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