Goal

List of goalscorers

Á. Morata
32'
1 - 0
1 - 1
53'
A. Townsend
Á. Morata
65'
2 - 1
Pedro
70'
3 - 1
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Chelsea 3-1 Crystal Palace. Alvaro Morata's brace proves key here as Chelsea run out 3-1 winners. Andros Townsend briefly looked to have got Palace back into the game, but the hosts replied in ruthless fashion to keep pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.
  • 93'
    CHANCE! Glorious chance! Hazard slips in Morata for the hat-trick chance and he races away one-on-one. He tries to chip Hennessey, but the Welshman reads him brilliantly and stays big to make the save.
  • 93'
    Townsend leads a counter, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner.
  • 91'
    Zaha has the chance to drive into the box but he is eventually crowded out by blue shirts before he can get a shot away.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on here. Chelsea look destined to emerge victorious.
  • 89'
    CHANCE! Pedro attempts to slip in Morata for the hat-trick chance but Milivojevic just gets something on the pass to take it away from the Spaniard and Hennessey gathers.
Card

Yellow card

a Crystal Palace
  • 86'
    Milivojevic swipes Fabregas' legs from underneath him and is issued with a booking. More than a hint of frustration about that one.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 80'
    Changes for both sides as Schlupp replaces McArthur for Palace and Fabregas is on in place of Jorginho for Chelsea.
  • 80'
    Kovacic drags a low strike wide after exchanging passes with Kante on the edge of the box.
  • 77'
    Chelsea look to have put the game beyond reach with those two goals as Van Aanholt lashes over from the edge of the box.
  • 74'
    Palace are pushing forward more now, but that is only likely to make them more open at the back.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 71'
    Ayew replaces Meyer for Palace as Roy Hodgson looks on with a face like thunder.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 70'
  • 70'
    GOAL! CHELSEA! PEDRO! 3-1! Marcos Alonso crosses low from the right and Pedro opens up his foot to side-foot into the far corner from the penalty spot. There's breathing space between the two sides now!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 65'
  • 65'
    GOAL! CHELSEA! MORATA! 2-1! Hazard's free-kick from the right makes it all the way through to Morata at the far post and he drills a low effort into the far corner from a narrow angle. So easy. Chelsea back ahead.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 64'
    Maurizio Sarri has seen enough. On come Hazard and Kovacic for Willian and Barkley. There will be no record for the former Everton man.
  • 63'
    CHANCE! Willian's inviting free-kick finds Luiz, who has somehow been left unmarked. The Brazilian makes good contact, but Hennessey is able to make a sharp save away to his left.
  • 60'
    Luiz clears away Zaha's low cross form the left after the Ivorian left Rudiger for dead. The game is starting to liven up now.
  • 57'
    Morata meets an Azpilicueta cross and forces a save from Hennessey, but the flag was up for offside regardless.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 53'
  • 53'
    GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE! TOWNSEND! 1-1! So simple! Townsend receives the ball from Tomkins with his back to goal and plays a one-two with McArthur before racing in behind and slotting a low effort into the far corner with his right foot. Game on!
  • 50'
    Eden Hazard is sent out for a little warm-up jog, will he be introduced in the near future?
  • 48'
    Pedro's low cross from the right is cleared to safety.
  • 46'
    Here we go again! Palace get us back underway here!
  • 45'
    HT: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace. Alvaro Morata's goal is the difference between the two sides at the break. Chelsea have had all the ball, but they've struggled to create clear-cut chances on the whole. Palace's main threat has come on the break, but you sense they will have to step thing sup a few gears if they're to get anything out of this one.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
  • 43'
    Wan-Bissaka makes a good challenge on Willian on the byline to end a Chelsea raid forward.
  • 39'
    Morata flicks a header over the bar after Alonso had headed a free-kick into his path. The goal has helped Chelsea settle no end here.
  • 37'
    Barkley lashes over from 20 yards as he goes in search of a fourth Premier League goal in four games.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 35'
    Chelsea have the ball in the net again as Willian slots home but he is adjudged to have been offside when Pedro took aim, with the Spaniard's effort then deflecting into his path.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 32'
  • 32'
    GOAL! CHELSEA! MORATA! 1-0! The Spaniards combine as Pedro flashes the ball across the face of goal and Morata escapes his marker to take a touch and slide the ball below Hennessey and into the back of the net. Advantage Chelsea!
  • 31'
    Sakho stands up to block a Willian effort after he had cut in off the right flank.
  • 27'
    Sakho is alert to clear up after Morata manages to knock down Azpilicueta's ball in from the right.
  • 25'
    Zaha somehow finds himself one-on-one with Luiz, but the Brazilian does well to hold his man up and force him in to an errant pass.
  • 21'
    GOOD DEFENDING! Luiz makes a timely interception to deny Meyer a sight of goal after he combined with Zaha.
  • 20'
    Half a chance for Palace as Zaha pulls the ball back for Meyer on the edge of the box, but the German leans back as he makes contact and his first-time effort sails harmlessly over the bar.
  • 19'
    Chelsea are dominating the ball but they're lacking inspiration so far as N'Golo Kante's long ball drifts out for a goal kick.
  • 18'
    Morata looks to steal a march on his marker but he succeeds only in being flagged offside.
  • 14'
    Palace look like they could cause problems on the break this afternoon. It's Van Aanholt who leads the charge this time, robbing the ball on the edge of his own box and exchanging passes with Zaha before charging forward, but he is too quick for his own team-mates and there is no one in the middle to meet his low centre.
  • 11'
    Chelsea give the ball away and Zaha has the chance to release Townsend over the top but he instead tries to beat one man too many and the 'Blues' recover.
  • 8'
    Tomkins slices Barkley's cross from out on the left towards his own goal, but Morata can't get there quickly enough to take advantage and Hennessey gathers.
  • 6'
    Luiz looks to dink a ball over the top for Pedro, but he can't quite get there.
  • 3'
    Zaha earns his side a corner down the left, but it comes to nothing.
  • 2'
    Willian crosses low for Pedro but he can't direct an effort goalwards with any conviction at the near post.
  • 1'
    Townsend sends in a couple of early crosses from the left but Alonso shows good awareness to chest the second back to his goalkeeper.
  • 1'
    Chelsea get us underway here at Stamford Bridge!
Start of match

Start of match

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    The players make their way out on to the pitch, there will, of course, be a minute's silence ahead of this one.
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    The warm-ups have been completed and we're just minutes away from getting underway here.
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    Here's how these two have fared recently going into this one:
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    Sarri has yet to taste defeat since moving to Stamford Bridge from Napoli, winning seven and drawing three of his 10 league matches in charge. The record for an unbeaten start to a Premier League career is held by Frank Clark after his Nottingham Forest went 11 games without losing at the start of the 1994-95 campaign.
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    All four of Palace's wins this season have come away from home.
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    Palace are without a win in five Premier League games.
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    If Ross Barkley scores he will become only the third Englishman to score in four in a row for the 'Blues'.
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    Six of the seven goals Chelsea have conceded this season have come at home.
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    Eden Hazard has scored just once in 10 games against Crystal Palace.
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    Four of the last six games between the pair have finished 2-1.
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    Palace have won two of the last three meetings between the two sides.
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    Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri on the fitness of Eden Hazard: "Yesterday [Thursday] Eden had a large part of training with the team. Maybe he will not be ready to play for 90 minutes at the moment because it was his first training in the last two weeks. But probably he will be able to play for 40, 45 minutes. So for us it's important."
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    Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson: "We can't disguise the enormity of the task. We can't make out it will be easier than it is going to be, but we have played well against Liverpool and Arsenal. Our belief and confidence is based on that. I don't prepare for teams to underestimate us, because I think we have done enough not to be underestimated. I don't think anyone will see it as a foregone conclusion."
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    Just the one change for Palace from their 2-2 draw with Arsenal as Max Meyer replaces Jordan Ayew in the starting lineup.
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    Crystal Palace: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt; Milivojevic, Meyey, McArthur, Kouyate; Townsend, Zaha. Subs: Guaita, Kelly, Schlupp, riedewald, Puncheon, Sorloth, Ayew.
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    The hosts name an unchanged side from their 4-0 win over Burnley last weekend, with Eden Hazard fit enough only for a place on the bench after a back injury.
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    Chelsea: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Barkley; Willian, Morata, Pedro. Subs: Caballero, Cahill, Zappacosta, Fabregas, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard.
  • PRVW
    We have two teams at very different ends of the table today as Chelsea look to keep pace with the rivals at the top and maintain their unbeaten record in the league, whilst Palace look to avoid being dragged closer to the drop zone.
Info

Pre-match

04 November 2018, 17:00

Referee: Michael Oliver

Stadium: Stamford Bridge

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    Hello and welcome to today's second helping of Premier League action!