English Premier League

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 2019-20 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Crystal Palace
  • 34': Wilfried Zaha
  • 72': Christian Benteke
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Chelsea
  • 6': Olivier Giroud
  • 27': Christian Pulisic
  • 71': Tammy Abraham

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

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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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue:
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Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

CRY 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 Yellow Card
9 Jordan Ayew
11 Wilfried Zaha
17 Christian Benteke
Crystal Palace Substitutes:
Andros Townsend, Max Meyer, Wayne Hennessey, James McCarthy, Brandon Pierrick, Sam Woods, Tyrick Mitchell, Jairo Riedewald, Mamadou Sakho.

CHE 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
Chelsea Substitutes:
Wilfredo Caballero, Pedro, Michy Batshuayi, Antonio Rüdiger, Marcos Alonso, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Tammy Abraham.

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