
Chelsea vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League
Christian Pulisic fires Chelsea to victory over Crystal Palace
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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
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,965
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+45 | Liverpool | 37 | 83 | 4 |
+34 | Arsenal | 37 | 71 | 4 |
+22 | Newcastle United | 37 | 66 | 11 |
+20 | Chelsea | 37 | 66 | 9 |
Statistics
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11 | Fouls | 15 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
38.3 | Possession | 61.7 |
4 | SHOTS | 13 |
1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
363 | Accurate Passes | 623 |
423 | Passes | 678 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
5 | Crosses | 22 |
0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
39 | Long Balls | 52 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
11 | Tackles | 21 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
9 | Interceptions | 11 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
24 | Clearances | 8 |
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 |
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
6 | Marc Guéhi |
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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