Chelsea 4 - 0 Crystal Palace: Finished | 2020-10-03 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Édouard Mendy	0	0	0

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Tammy Abraham	0	0	4	1	2

Midfielders	G	SHO	FC	FS
Jorginho 78', 82'	2	3	3	2
Kai Havertz	0	0	2	3
Timo Werner	0	1	0	1
Callum Hudson-Odoi 83'	0	0	1	0
N'Golo Kanté 83'	0	1	1	0

Defenders	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
César Azpilicueta	0	0	0	3	0
Ben Chilwell 50'	1	1	1	2	2
Thiago Silva	0	0	0	1	0
Kurt Zouma 66'	1	0	2	0	0

Substitutes	FC	FS
Mateo Kovacic 83'(N'Golo Kanté)	2	0
Christian Pulisic 83'(Callum Hudson-Odoi)	1	0
Reece James	0	0
Mason Mount	0	0
Fikayo Tomori	0	0
Olivier Giroud	0	0
Kepa	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Vicente Guaita	0	4	2

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Jordan Ayew	0	0	0	2	2
Wilfried Zaha	0	0	0	1	2

Midfielders	SHO	FC	FS
Andros Townsend	0	1	3
Eberechi Eze	0	2	7
James McArthur 72'	1	1	0
James McCarthy 67'	0	0	0

Defenders	SHO	FC	FS
Joel Ward	0	1	0
Tyrick Mitchell	0	1	0
Cheikhou Kouyaté	0	2	0
Mamadou Sakho	1	1	1

Substitutes	FC	FS
Luka Milivojevic 67'(James McCarthy)	1	1
Jairo Riedewald 72'(James McArthur)	0	0
Christian Benteke	0	0
Martin Kelly	0	0
Max Meyer	0	0
Scott Dann	0	0
Wayne Hennessey	-	-

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Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.

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Chelsea are next in action after the international break against Southampton on home soil on October 17. Palace host Brighton and Hove Albion in their next outing at home on October 18.

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Chelsea get back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. The Blues had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock. Ben Chilwell notched his first goal for the club with a left-footed strike. Kurt Zouma then doubled their advantage with a well-placed header before Jorginho scored two penalties in the final 12 minutes to wrap up the three points.

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Zouma and Ward collide just before the final whistle. Both players go down, but it does not stop the referee from ending the game. However, they're quickly back on their feet.

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FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 4-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

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Havertz strides into the box down the left flank and he clips a cross aiming for Abraham, but the Eagles clear their lines.

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Werner has space in the final third, but he attempts a flick rather than shooting. Sakho has to divert the ball behind amid pressure from the Blues.

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There will be three minutes of added time.

89'

Chelsea are knocking the ball around the pitch to end the contest. It has been excellent from the Blues in the second period.

87'

Palace have been blown away by the Blues in the second half. They have been unable to hold their discipline, which has been their downfall today.

85'

Werner releases the run of Havertz in the left inside channel on the counter, but the German is caught offside.

84'

Chelsea have scored two goals from the penalty spot in a single Premier League game for the first time since May 2010 against Wigan (2).

83'

Kovacic replaces Kante for the closing stages of the game.

83'

A welcome sight for Chelsea as Pulisic returns from injury for his first appearance of the season to replace Hudson-Odoi.

82'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! JORGINHO SCORES AGAIN!!! 4-0!! Chelsea are cantering towards victory now as Jorginho notches his second with another cool penalty. It's a carbon-copy of his first spot-kick, placing his effort to the right away from Guaita.

81'

PENALTY TO CHELSEA! The Blues win their second penalty in three minutes. Sakho dives in on Havertz and the referee points to the spot again. There is a little bit of a disagreement between Jorginho and Abraham over who takes the spot-kick. Azpilicueta intervenes to hand the ball to Jorginho.

80'

Hudson-Odoi and Azpilicueta combine down the right flank. The Spaniard sends a low ball into the middle that Milivojevic has to divert behind - with the ball just creeping past the post.

79'

Jorginho has scored nine of his 10 penalties for Chelsea in all competitions.

78'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! JORGINHO CONVERTS!!! 3-0!! The Italy international holds his composure from 12 yards to all but secure the win for Chelsea this afternoon. He does his trademark hop on his run-up before placing a right-footed strike into the right side of the net away from the dive of Guaita.

76'

PENALTY TO CHELSEA! Abraham is brought down by a loose challenge from Mitchell and the referee points to the spot.

75'

CHANCE! Hudson-Odoi surges past Mitchell on the right flank and sends a good cross towards Abraham. The striker stoops to guide a header towards goal, but he places his effort the wrong side of the right post.

72'

Chilwell is on the spot at the back for the home side now, chesting Zaha's cross into the hands of Mendy with Townsend lurking in close proximity.

72'

Riedewald replaces McArthur in the Palace midfield for the final 18 minutes.

70'

Kante brings down Townsend on the charge and goes into the book.

68'

Chilwell is just the third player to both score and assist a goal on their Premier League debut for Chelsea, after Deco in August 2008 and Alvaro Morata in August 2017.

67'

Milivojevic comes on to the field to replace McCarthy in the Palace midfield.

66'

Chilwell sends a pinpoint cross into the box for Zouma to head home. The England man now has a goal and an assist.

66'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ZOUMA HEADS HOME!!!! 2-0 CHELSEA!!!! The Blues have control now as Zouma finds the net. Chilwell sees his corner repelled, but the Blues recycle possession. The England full-back gets a second chance and puts his delivery on the money. Zouma gets above Kouyate and glances his header away from Guaita into the top-right corner.

65'

Abraham offloads to Chilwell in space on the left flank and he hammers an effort towards goal, but the ball is diverted behind for a Chelsea corner.

64'

Azpilicueta brings down Eze trying to break upfield and goes into the book.

63'

SAVE! Palace have space on the break as Ward finds Townsend in the final third. He offloads to Ayew in space and he powers a drive towards goal. Mendy makes the stop before the Chelsea defence clear the danger. Encouragement for Palace.

62'

BLOCK! Zaha puts his body on the line at the back to divert a powerful drive from Zaha on his left foot from the edge of the box behind for a corner.

60'

Chelsea remain unbeaten in their last 29 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge in which they've scored the first goal (W23 D6), since a 1-3 defeat to Tottenham in April 2018.

59'

CHANCE! Chilwell supplies a fine cross into the middle for Zouma to attack, but the defender can only glance his effort wide of the left post. That was a chance for the Blues to take complete control.

58'

Hudson-Odoi takes on Mitchell down the right flank and wins a corner for the home side. He has been an outlet all afternoon for the Blues.

56'

Palace have to try to take the game to Chelsea now to get back into the contest. It will open up space for the Blues on the counter.

54'

OVER! McArthur lines up an effort from 20 yards after being teed up by Zaha. However, he gets his effort all wrong and sends it well over the bar.

53'

Palace push forward down the right and win a corner, but the delivery from Townsend fails to beat the first man Havertz at the near post.

52'

Chilwell has scored his fifth Premier League goal on his 100th appearance in the competition.

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GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! CHILWELL BREAKS THE DEADLOCK!!!! 1-0 CHELSEA!!! A mistake at the back from Sakho allows Chelsea to take the lead. Hudson-Odoi tries to beat the challenge of the Frenchman, who stops his progress. However, he slices his clearance straight to Azpilicueta. The Spaniard lifts a cross into the box where Abraham diverts it into the path of Chilwell. The left-back hammers a left-footed strike past Guaita into the net to notch his first goal for the club.

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Chelsea are still having teething troubles in the final third. It will take time for Kai Havertz and Timo Werner to adjust to their new team-mates and the Premier League. The home side are not quite clicking yet, and may need a source of inspiration from the bench.

47'

Havertz turns into space on the edge of the box, but McCarthy slides in to make the block to deny the forward. Excellent defending from the Palace midfielder.

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It's goalless at the break between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. It has been a game of few chances, with perhaps the best opening falling to Tammy Abraham, who could not take a pass from Jorginho in stride in front of goal. Palace have been resolute at the back, but not much of an attacking threat. However, Roy Hodgson will be a lot happier than Frank Lampard at the interval.

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We're back underway at Stamford Bridge.

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Chelsea have failed to win any of their last five Premier League games when goalless at HT (D1 L4 - failing to score in each of those defeats), since a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace in November 2019.

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HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

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There will be one minute of added time.

42'

WIDE! Chelsea clear their lines from the first cross into the box, but Townsend sends another delivery to the back post. Sakho rises to meet the ball, but cannot direct his effort on target.

41'

Palace win a free-kick on the right flank as Chilwell handles the ball. The left-back also walks gingerly back into the Chelsea box. Something to monitor for the Blues.

39'

Jorginho floats a perfect ball over the top for Abraham, who gets in between Kouyate and Sakho. However, it just does not fall into his stride and travels behind for a goal-kick.

37'

Chilwell loops a cross into the box, and although Guaita comes for the ball and fails to gather, Palace are able to clear their lines anyway.

36'

Abraham collects a pass from Jorginho on the right and goes for an early cross, but Mitchell is there to divert it behind for a corner.

33'

Jorginho works the ball towards Abraham on the edge of the box, but he tries to lay it off to Werner, who slips, rather than go for the strike himself.

32'

Hudson-Odoi collects Havertz's offload and then tries to release Chilwell in the box, but his pass just has too much pace to find the full-back on the charge.

30'

It has been an even game thus far. No team has been able to get the upper hand in the contest yet, which will satisfy Hodgson and concern Lampard.

28'

Townsend drills a couple of corners into the box from the right flank, but the home side pass the test at the back to clear their lines.

27'

McArthur feeds Zaha 25 yards from goal, who turns and shoots, but Kante is there to deflect his effort wide of the target.

26'

Townsend and Ward combine down the right flank, with the latter firing a low ball into the middle. Zaha connects ahead of Silva, but steers his effort well wide of the target.

25'

WIDE! Abraham rises highest in the box from the resulting corner from Chilwell, but the forward nods his effort wide of the target.

25'

Azpilicueta looks for the quick switch of play towards Werner from right to left, but Ward is there to break up the cross to head behind.

24'

Eze curls a dangerous cross into the box, but no player in a white shirt is there to attack the ball. It travels harmlessly behind for a Chelsea goal-kick.

23'

Azpilicueta gives away a free-kick on the left flank after fouling Eze. The midfielder will whip the ball into the middle for the visitors.

21'

Kouyate is back on the field for Palace, which is a relief for Hodgson.

20'

OVER! Chelsea win a free-kick that Chilwell clips into the Palace box. Silva wins a knockdown towards Jorginho, but the midfielder can only lift his effort over the bar.

20'

Kouyate is down for the visitors and in need of treatment on the pitch.

19'

SAVE! Havertz breaks on the counter and the German feeds Werner in the left inside channel. The forward strikes on his right foot first time, but Guaita makes a comfortable save.

18'

Hudson-Odoi cuts in from the right flank and tries to pick out Werner in space, but McCarthy steps in with an interception to bring the ball away.

16'

Palace are encamped on the edge of their own box as Chelsea apply the pressure. Jorginho almost threads a pass through to Abraham, but the Eagles have enough men back to quell the attack.

14'

OVER! Chelsea work the ball around the final third before Havertz offloads to Kante. The Frenchman goes for the strike, but he lifts his effort comfortably over the bar.

11'

Jorginho comes in from behind on Ayew and sends the forward to the deck. Palace win a free-kick just inside their own half.

9'

Jorginho lifts a cross into the box from the right flank and Abraham rises to meet it in the box. However, he cannot make clean contact with his header and Guaita gathers.

7'

Chelsea are seeing a lot of the ball in the early stages, but are yet to threaten Guaita in the Palace net.

5'

Azpilicueta sends a dangerous cross into the middle from the right flank. Kouyate just gets there ahead of Havertz to head behind for a corner.

3'

Chelsea press back on the counter and Kante feeds Hudson-Odoi, who sends a powerful low cross into the box. Sakho is well placed to clear the danger behind for a corner.

2'

Palace break forward with Eze down the left and he works an offload to McCarthy, but he loses possession on the edge of the Chelsea box.

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We're underway at Stamford Bridge.

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Chelsea have won each of their last five Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace; they’ve never previously won six league games in a row against the Eagles.

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Palace are unchanged from their defeat against Everton last time out. Zaha and Ayew continue to lead the line, while McCarthy and McArthur start in the midfield with Eze and Townsend on the flanks. Dann comes into the squad on the bench as Michy Batshuayi misses out against his parent club.

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Chelsea have made four changes to their side that crashed out of the EFL Cup on Tuesday. Mendy retains his place between the sticks, earning his first Premier League start. Silva is recalled in the heart of the defence to replace Tomori, while Kante starts in the middle of the park. Abraham and Havertz return to the final third in place of Giroud and Mount. Pulisic is available from the bench for the Blues.

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CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Luka Milivojevic, Scott Dann, Max Meyer, Wayne Hennessey, Christian Benteke, Martin Kelly, Jairo Riedewald.

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CRYSTAL PALACE (4-4-2): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Cheikhou Kouyate, Mamadou Sakho, Tyrick Mitchell; Andros Townsend, James McCarthy, James McArthur, Eberechi Eze; Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha.

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CHELSEA SUBS: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Pulisic, Fikayo Tomori, Mateo Kovacic, Olivier Giroud, Mason Mount, Reece James.

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CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Eduoard Mendy; Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Ben Chilwell; N'Golo Kante, Jorginho; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kai Havertz, Timo Werner; Tammy Abraham.

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Palace's impressive start to the campaign was halted last week albeit in controversial circumstances against Everton. Wins over Southampton and Manchester United had handed Roy Hodgson's side the perfect opening two weeks of the term. However, they suffered their first loss of the Premier League season as a result of Richarlison's penalty, which was awarded by VAR against Joel Ward. The Eagles will be bitter and looking to bounce back against the Blues.

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Chelsea are in need of a victory this afternoon after a difficult week. The Blues were fortunate to rescue a point last time out against West Brom in the Premier after conceding three goals in the first half. Frank Lampard's men then conceded a late equaliser against Tottenham in the EFL Cup before exiting the competition on penalties. They do not want to drop off the early pace in the Premier League, making a win vital today.

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Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

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