Chelsea vs C Palace 2025-26 English Premier League
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace: Eze goal disallowed by VAR in draw
Chelsea began the season with a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge to begin the new Premier League season.
Match Commentary
- 24': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 49': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 74': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,678
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4 | Manchester City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +3 | Sunderland | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Liverpool | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 CRY |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 28.5 | Possession | 71.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 168 | Accurate Passes | 510 |
| 226 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 41 | Clearances | 19 |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James  |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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