Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueCrystal Palace hold Chelsea to draw as Mateta strikes late
Crystal Palace scored a late equaliser to leave Chelsea winless in four Premier League games as Jean-Philippe Mateta struck in the 82nd minute to cancel out Cole Palmer's first-half opener.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 6': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 6': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 11': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 11': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 18': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 18': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a set piece situation.
- 21': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 22': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
- 25': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 28': Attempt missed. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 32': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 32': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 34': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a corner.
- 36': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
- 36': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 38': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball following a fast break.
- 40': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 40': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 44': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1.
- 48': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 48': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 52': Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 52': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jadon Sancho.
- 55': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 56': Attempt saved. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 60': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 61': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 67': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 67': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 68': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Cheick Doucouré.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 69': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 69': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 70': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 72': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 73': Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 75': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 75': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 80': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 80': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 82': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 84': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 84': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 87': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 87': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 87': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 90': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
 CHE |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 61.6 | Possession | 38.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 487 | Accurate Passes | 260 |
| 566 | Passes | 345 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 12 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 13 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,179
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,179
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 (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill  |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
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