C Palace vs Chelsea 2025-26 English Premier League
72': Adam Wharton
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Estêvão on scoresheet as Chelsea brush Palace aside
Estêvão opened the scoring and added an assist as Chelsea secured a 3-1 victory over 10-man Crystal Palace.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 1. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 50': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Estêvão following a fast break.
- 63': Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 64': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Chelsea 3. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Jaydee Canvot.
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
- 67': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Second yellow card to Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Estêvão.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Pedro Neto.
- 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chadi Riad replaces Daniel Muñoz.
- 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Reece James.
- 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 88': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 3. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Chadi Riad following a corner.
- 90': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Chelsea 3.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 22 | 50 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +14 | Chelsea | 23 | 37 | 6 |
Statistics
 CHE |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 57 | Possession | 43 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 582 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 46 | Clearances | 24 |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 23 | Jaydee Canvot  |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 11 | Brennan Johnson |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 41 | Estêvão |
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Estêvão opened the scoring and added an assist as Chelsea secured a 3-1 victory over 10-man Crystal Palace.