Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate Hakim Ziyech strike gives Chelsea victory at Crystal Palace
Hakim Ziyech scored a late goal to give Chelsea a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace in their first Premier League game since the end of January.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 2': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 5': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha following a fast break.
- 9': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 11': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
- 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 14': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 14': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 20': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malang Sarr with a through ball.
- 21': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 21': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 30': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 31': Hand ball by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 33': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 37': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 38': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
- 38': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 40': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 44': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jack Butland replaces Vicente Guaita because of an injury.
- 46': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
- 49': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 53': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 55': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 55': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
- 59': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 59': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
- 62': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
- 64': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Offside, Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.
- 68': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 68': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 70': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Jorginho.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Malang Sarr.
- 75': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 75': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 76': VAR Decision: No Goal Crystal Palace 0-0 Chelsea.
- 78': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Christensen with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 83': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 85': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 86': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 87': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 89': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces James McArthur.
- 90'+2': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
 CHE |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 518 | Passes | 373 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 16 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,109
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,109
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | +26 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 22 | +8 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | +4 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 7 | Michael Olise  |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 31 | Malang Sarr |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
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