Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Pulisic stars again as Chelsea edge out Crystal Palace in five-goal thriller
Chelsea held on for a 3-2 win at Crystal Palace to claim three crucial points in the race for a place in next season's Champions League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 4': Hand ball by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 6': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
- 8': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Mamadou Sakho replaces Gary Cahill because of an injury.
- 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 10': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 12': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 12': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 14': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 15': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 16': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 16': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 18': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 24': Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 24': Offside, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but James McArthur is caught offside.
- 27': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 2. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Willian.
- 30': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 31': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 31': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 33': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 33': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 35': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 35': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 39': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 40': Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
- 45'+3': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+3': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 2.
- 47': Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
- 47': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 48': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 50': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 50': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 53': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 53': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Reece James.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
- 64': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Ross Barkley.
- 66': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
- 71': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 3. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball following a fast break.
- 72': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Chelsea 3. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 75': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 75': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 80': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces James McArthur.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 81': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian.
- 86': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 87': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 89': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces Luka Milivojevic.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 90'+3': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Meyer.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Chelsea 3.
Statistics
 CHE |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 58 | Possession | 42 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 451 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 538 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 23 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 23 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
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Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 24 | Gary Cahill |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic  |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 17 | Christian Benteke |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 15 | Kurt Zouma |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 47 | Billy Gilmour |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 8 | Ross Barkley |
| 18 | Olivier Giroud |
| 22 | Christian Pulisic |
| 10 | Willian |
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