English Premier League

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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 29Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 15Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 19Mason MountAM
  7. 17Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 22Christian PulisicAM-L
  11. 10WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  2. 28César AzpilicuetaSUB
  3. 47Billy GilmourSUB
  4. 4Andreas ChristensenSUB
  5. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  6. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  7. 18Olivier GiroudSUB

CRY · 4-5-1

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 18James McArthurCM-L
  7. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCM-R
  8. 4Luka MilivojevicAM
  9. 11Wilfried ZahaLM
  10. 10Andros TownsendRM
  11. 9Jordan AyewF

Substitutes

  1. 34Martin KellySUB
  2. 17Christian BentekeSUB
  3. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  4. 15Jeff SchluppSUB
  5. 6Scott DannSUB
  6. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  7. 22James McCarthySUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Willian (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Emerson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Joel Ward because of an injury.
  6. 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.
  7. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces James McArthur.
  8. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Tammy Abraham.
  9. 79' Goal! Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  10. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Christian Pulisic.
  11. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  12. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Billy Gilmour replaces Mason Mount.
  13. 90'+3' James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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