English Premier League

Chelsea vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 27': Marcos Alonso
  • 40': Christian Pulisic
  • 58': Trevoh Chalobah
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3 - 0

Christian Pulisic fires Chelsea to victory over Crystal Palace

Christian Pulisic fired Chelsea to a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday against Crystal Palace.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 27': Goal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 40': Goal! Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 57': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  • 57': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 58': Goal! Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Jairo Riedewald.
  • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Emerson replaces Marcos Alonso.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,965

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
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Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 3
61.7 Possession 38.3
13 SHOTS 4
6 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
623 Accurate Passes 363
678 Passes 423
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.6
52 Long Balls 39
38 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 9
8 Effective Clearances 24
8 Clearances 24

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
4 Andreas Christensen
2 Antonio Rüdiger
14 Trevoh Chalobah
8 Mateo Kovacic
5 Jorginho
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta
11 Timo Werner
10 Christian Pulisic
19 Mason Mount

CRY Crystal Palace (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Vicente Guaita (GK)
6 Marc Guehi
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
3 Tyrick Mitchell
2 Joel Ward
18 James McArthur
44 Jairo Riedewald
15 Jeff Schlupp
9 Jordan Ayew
14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
11 Wilfried Zaha

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