Chelsea edges out Crystal Palace in a tight encounter
Chelsea secured a hard-fought victory against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. The Blues dominated possession and created more scoring chances, but Crystal Palace managed to equalize in the second half.
The match started with a yellow card for Chelsea’s P. Neto in the 8th minute, followed by a yellow card for Crystal Palace’s W. Hughes in the 14th minute. Chelsea took the lead in the 25th minute with a goal from N. Jackson, assisted by C. Palmer.
In the 32nd minute, Chelsea’s W. Fofana also received a yellow card. Crystal Palace responded with a substitution in the 50th minute, bringing on C. Doucoure. In the 54th minute, E. Eze scored a goal for Crystal Palace, leveling the score. Chelsea made a change in the 58th minute, bringing on João Félix.
In the 63rd minute, Chelsea’s N. Jackson was shown a second yellow card. Crystal Palace made two more substitutions in the 69th and 88th minutes, bringing on I. Sarr and J. Schlupp respectively. Chelsea also made two more changes in the 74th and 86th minutes, bringing on M. Mudryk and C. Nkunku respectively.
In the 89th minute, Crystal Palace’s D. Munoz received a yellow card, and in the 90th minute, Chelsea’s C. Palmer also received a yellow card.
Chelsea had 63% possession, 13 shots (7 on target, 5 off target), 4 corners, 9 fouls, 4 yellow cards and no red cards. Crystal Palace had 37% possession, 8 shots (3 on target, 1 off target), 3 corners, 13 fouls, 2 yellow cards and no red cards.
The match was played at Stamford Bridge, in London, on September 1st, 2024, as part of the 3rd round of the Premier League. The referee of the match was Jarred Gillett from Australia.
Substitutions crystal palace: at minute 50 C. Doucoure came in and W. Hughes went out., at minute 69 I. Sarr came in and J. Mateta went out., at minute 88 J. Schlupp came in and D. Kamada went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 58 Joao Felix came in and P. Neto went out., at minute 74 M. Mudryk came in and M. Gusto went out., at minute 86 C. Nkunku came in and N. Madueke went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
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