English Premier League

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Stamford Bridge · 39,678 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace: Eze goal disallowed by VAR in draw

Chelsea began the season with a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge to begin the new Premier League season.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
11
2
Saves
4
28.5
Possession
71.5
11
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
168
Accurate Passes
510
226
Passes
568
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
29
0.0
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
49
18
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
9
13
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
11
41
Effective Clearances
19
41
Clearances
19

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  3. 34Josh AcheampongCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 8Enzo FernándezRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 11Jamie GittensAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Jorrel HatoSUB
  2. 14Dário EssugoSUB
  3. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  4. 41EstêvãoSUB
  5. 32Tyrique GeorgeSUB
  6. 17Andrey SantosSUB
  7. 29Wesley FofanaSUB
  8. 9Liam DelapSUB
  9. 27Malo GustoSUB

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 19Will HughesCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Borna SosaSUB
  2. 8Jefferson LermaSUB
  3. 44Walter BenítezSUB
  4. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  5. 49Jesurun Rak-SakyiSUB
  6. 55Justin DevennySUB
  7. 59Rio CardinesSUB
  8. 21Romain EsseSUB
  9. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 49' Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Jamie Gittens.
  6. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
  7. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  8. 74' Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
  10. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
  11. 84' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Eberechi Eze.

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