English Premier League

FT Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Chelsea WWWLW 3
–
Crystal Palace WWLLL 2
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CHE213
CRY112

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-5-1

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 18James McArthurCM-L
  7. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCM-R
  8. 4Luka MilivojevicAM
  9. 9Jordan AyewLM
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaRM
  11. 17Christian BentekeF

Substitutes

  1. 10Andros TownsendSUB
  2. 7Max MeyerSUB
  3. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  4. 22James McCarthySUB
  5. 40Brandon PierrickSUB
  6. 35Sam WoodsSUB
  7. 39Tyrick MitchellSUB
  8. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  9. 12Mamadou SakhoSUB

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 15Kurt ZoumaCD-L
  3. 4Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 47Billy GilmourCM
  7. 19Mason MountLM
  8. 8Ross BarkleyRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 22Christian PulisicLF
  11. 10WillianRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  2. 11PedroSUB
  3. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerSUB
  5. 3Marcos AlonsoSUB
  6. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  7. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB
  8. 5JorginhoSUB
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 8' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Mamadou Sakho replaces Gary Cahill because of an injury.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 35' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud.
  7. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Ross Barkley.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces James McArthur.
  11. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Billy Gilmour.
  12. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jordan Ayew.
  13. 89' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces Luka Milivojevic.

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