Chelsea 1, C Palace 0 · Final · EPL

C Palace6-4-8 · Away

Sun, Jan 15 · Stamford Bridge

Team	1	2	T
CHE	0	1	1
CRY	0	0	0

Chelsea beats Crystal Palace 1-0 to ease pressure on Potter · ESPN recap

Key moments

26'CRYCheick Doucouré yellow card
42'CRYNathaniel Clyne yellow card
49'CHEJorginho yellow card
52'CRYEberechi Eze yellow card
64'CHEKai Havertz goal - header; assist: Hakim Ziyech
83'CRYWill Hughes yellow card
84'CHEConor Gallagher yellow card
87'CRYMarc Guéhi yellow card

Game leaders

Category	CHE	CRY
Total Shots	5Kai Havertz2 shots on goal, 1 goal	2Cheick Doucouré1 shot on goal, 0 goals
Saves	5Kepa Arrizabalaga0 GA	4Vicente Guaita1 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, England
Attendance: 40,075
Officials: Peter Bankes

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Kepa ArrizabalagaG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Trevoh ChalobahRB	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lewis HallLB	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
JorginhoLM	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Thiago SilvaCD-R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Benoît BadiashileCD-L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hakim ZiyechAM-R	0	1	2	0	2	3	0
Conor GallagherRM	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Kai HavertzF	1	0	5	2	4	1	0
Carney ChukwuemekaAM	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mason MountAM-L	0	0	1	0	0	2	0

Substitutes used

Player	SH	SOT	FC
César AzpilicuetaSUB	0	0	0
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangSUB	3	2	1
Mateo KovacicSUB	0	0	0
Kalidou KoulibalySUB	0	0	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1'CHECorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
3'CHEAttempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
4'CRYCorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
8'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
9'CRYFoul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
9'CRYKai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'CRYOffside, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell tries a through ball, but Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
13'CRYConor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13'CRYFoul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
19'CRYAttempt saved. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
19'CHEFoul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
19'CHEMarc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20'Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
20'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
21'CRYAttempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
21'CHEOffside, Chelsea. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
24'CHECorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
24'CHEOffside, Chelsea. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
25'CRYConor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'CRYFoul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
26'CRYCheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27'CHECorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
29'CRYConor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29'CRYFoul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
31'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
31'CRYFoul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
31'CRYHakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'CRYConor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'CRYFoul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
32'CHEAttempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
34'CRYCorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
35'Delay in match because of an injury Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
37'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38'CRYConor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38'CRYFoul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
38'CRYSubstitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Joachim Andersen because of an injury.
39'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
39'CHEAttempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
40'CRYBenoît Badiashile (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'CRYFoul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
41'CHEAttempt missed. Lewis Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
42'CRYFoul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
42'CRYMason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42'CRYNathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'CHECorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
43'Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
44'CRYCorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wilfried Zaha.
44'CHEEberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'CHEFoul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
45'+1'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
45'+1'CRYAttempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
45'+2'Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+2'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
45'+3'First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
46'Delay in match because of an injury Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
47'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47'CHEFoul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
47'CHEJeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48'CRYFoul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
48'CRYHakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'CHEFoul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
49'CHEMichael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'CHEJorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'CHEFoul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
50'CHEMarc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51'CHEOffside, Chelsea. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.
52'CRYFoul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
52'CRYThiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'CRYEberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55'CRYAttempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
56'CHEAttempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
57'CHEAttempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
60'CRYFoul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
60'CRYTrevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63'CHESubstitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
64'CHECorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
64'CHEGoal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
67'CHEFoul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
67'CHEMarc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'CRYSubstitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Jordan Ayew.
69'CRYSubstitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
69'CRYSubstitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Eberechi Eze.
70'CRYFoul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
70'CRYMason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'CHEAttempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
71'CHEFoul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea).
71'CHEVicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'CHEFoul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
73'CHEWill Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'CRYFoul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
73'CRYTrevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75'CHEAttempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
75'CHECorner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
75'Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Hall (Chelsea).
76'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77'CHEAttempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
78'CHESubstitution, Chelsea. Kalidou Koulibaly replaces Lewis Hall.
78'CRYFoul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
78'CRYJorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'CRYFoul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
79'CRYHakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'CHEAttempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
80'CHEAttempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a set piece situation.
83'CRYConor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'CRYFoul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
83'CRYWill Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84'CHEFoul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
84'CHENathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'CHEConor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'CRYAttempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86'CRYAttempt saved. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
86'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
86'CRYAttempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
86'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
87'CRYMarc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
88'CRYAttempt missed. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
89'CHESubstitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Hakim Ziyech.
89'CHESubstitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Kai Havertz.
90'+1'CHEFoul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
90'+1'CHEWilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'CHEAttempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+6'CHECorner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
90'+7'CRYAttempt blocked. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+9'Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0.
Match ends, Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0.

Team stats

CHE	Stat	CRY
10	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
11	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	4
62.5	Possession	37.5
15	Shots	10
5	On Goal	5
30%	On Target %	50%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
490	Accurate Passes	249
579	Passes	335
80%	Pass Completion %	70%
8	Accurate Crosses	4
28	Crosses	26
30%	Cross %	20%
46	Long Balls	53
27	Accurate Long Balls	15
60%	Long Balls %	30%
5	Blocked Shots	3
18	Effective Tackles	11
33	Tackles	24
50%	Tackle %	50%
7	Interceptions	8
23	Effective Clearances	26
23	Clearances	26

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

CHE	Stat	CRY
62.5%	Possession	37.5%
33% (5/15)	Shot accuracy	50% (5/10)
85% (490/579)	Pass accuracy	74% (249/335)
59% (27/46)	Long-ball accuracy	28% (15/53)
55% (18/33)	Tackles won	46% (11/24)

Chelsea vs C Palace

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Chelsea vs C Palace

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat