English Premier League

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace, 2019-20 English Premier League

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  • 52': Tammy Abraham
  • 79': Christian Pulisic
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2 - 0

Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham on target as Chelsea go second

Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to move up to second in the Premier League table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
  • 4': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
  • 4': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James McArthur.
  • 10': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
  • 10': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
  • 13': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
  • 13': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 16': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
  • 16': Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
  • 17': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
  • 17': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Willian (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 18': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 21': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 27': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
  • 27': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 30': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 31': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Emerson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 33': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
  • 39': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
  • 40': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 44': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Joel Ward because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
  • 45'+2': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 45'+3': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 45'+4': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 49': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
  • 49': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Goal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 56': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 56': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Willian.
  • 61': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
  • 61': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace).
  • 66': Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 69': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
  • 69': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces James McArthur.
  • 70': Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Tammy Abraham.
  • 75': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
  • 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 79': Goal! Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  • 84': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
  • 84': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
  • 87': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
  • 87': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Billy Gilmour replaces Mason Mount.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 89': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 89': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
  • 90'+3': Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
  • 90'+3': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emerson from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 1
39.4 Possession 60.6
3 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 498
377 Passes 572
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 53
24 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 8
13 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 10
21 Effective Clearances 9
21 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,525

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 36 +42 79
2 Manchester City 36 +43 77
3 Manchester United 36 +15 65
4 Aston Villa 37 +6 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
29 Fikayo Tomori
15 Kurt Zouma
33 Emerson Yellow Card
24 Reece James
19 Mason Mount
17 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
7 N'Golo Kanté
9 Tammy Abraham
22 Christian Pulisic
10 Willian Yellow Card

CRY Crystal Palace (4-5-1)

No. Name
31 Vicente Guaita (GK)
24 Gary Cahill
5 James Tomkins
3 Patrick van Aanholt
2 Joel Ward
18 James McArthur
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
4 Luka Milivojevic
11 Wilfried Zaha Yellow Card
10 Andros Townsend
9 Jordan Ayew

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